wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “technorati”
wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →
For “technorati”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 7 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.
wp.org search ranks on
Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.
We add
A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Socicon 200+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 S Shari Share Me — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked
wp.org #2 3 S Social Profilr Reimagined 10+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #3 4 P Plugin Name: Bookmark It — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 P PPinger 90+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 T Tilt Social Share Widget 300+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 S Sociable Zyblog Edition 100+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 W WP Tags to Blogbabel 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 B Blog Toplist 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #9 10 A Add Social Bookmarks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #10 11 A addtothis 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 2 too low 12 D Dashboard: Technorati Reactions Extended 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 2 too low 13 S Social Links Sidebar 30+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too low 14 S Social Share Love 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #11 3 too high 15 E Easy ToolBox 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #12 3 too high 16 S SocioFluid 20+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #19 3 too low 17 B Berri Technorati Reactions on Dashboard 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 2 too high 18 R RankingBadge 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too high 19 A Amazon Machine Tags 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 P PR Checker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #20 21 A Automatic Tag Link 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #21 Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.