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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “telegram chatbot”

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 “telegram chatbot”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.

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.

Ranked above its merit

Easy-Peasy.AI Chatbot shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 542 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #1 2 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #2 3 Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #3 4 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ · 4.8★ (396) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements 40K+ · 4.9★ (542) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Boei – AI Chatbot, Live Chat & 50+ Channels 900+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Limb AI Chatbot 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 HelpCrunch – Live Chat, Chatbot & Knowledge Base for Customer Service 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too high 12 Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 MyLiveChat – Free Live Chat & AI Chatbot 800+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 AI Chatbot Free Models – Customer Support, Live Chat, Virtual Assistant 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 REVE Chat – AI Chatbot, Live Chat, Helpdesk, Campaigns & More 100+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 Chaport — Live Chat & Chatbots 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 ILACHAT – AI Chatbot & Live Chat 200+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #17 18 AI ChatBot for WordPress by AI BotKit – Live in 2 Minutes, No Code 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 YourGPT Chatbot – AI chatbot, AI helpdesk, AI Automation and more 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Lime Connect (formerly Userlike) – WordPress Live Chat plugin 800+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Easy-Peasy.AI Chatbot 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 12 too high 22 BotPenguin – Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter 1K+ · 2.6★ (8) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 aGo AI Chatbot, AI Chat Widget with Knowledge Base 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 too high

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.