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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tekst”

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 “tekst”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 4 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 neo Alt – AI Alt Text Generator for images with bulk processing – Free and No API Key Required 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 2 Wooplatnica 400+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 TTO Bulk Media Editor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 T TheSEO llms txt Generator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Ads Bot AI dla WC — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Daisycon prijsvergelijkers 400+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Posadzimy.pl 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 HardloopCalculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Laposta Signup Embed 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 5sterrenspecialist 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Planaday Connector 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Geoa – AI SEO & AEO on Autopilot 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 ING Księgowość 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 K Klantenvertellen 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Planaday API 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 Print API 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Sell.AI Returns – Zwroty i Reklamacje — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Asapp Delivery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Lynbro Danadresse — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 PriveWellness.nl — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Y Yes-co ORES 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Totals for Sponsorkliks 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Nimble Lead to Cash — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Shiptimize for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.