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

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 notifications”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 6 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.

Ranked above its merit

EchoPing – Telegram Order Notifications for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 491 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Notification for Telegram 4K+ · 4.9★ (71) wp.org #1 2

WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) 30K+ · 5.0★ (426) wp.org #4 2 too low 3

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) not PHP-current wp.org #3 4

FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5

Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram 10K+ · 4.3★ (22) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #2 3 too high 6

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too low 8

Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #16 ↑6 8 too low 9

Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10

Telegram Bot & Channel 500+ · 4.8★ (22) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #5 5 too high 11

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12

WP Telegram Login & Register 800+ · 4.9★ (37) wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too low 13

WP Social Ninja – Embed Social Feeds, User Reviews & Chat Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (71) wp.org #19 6 too low 14

SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15

PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget 8K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #14 ↑3 1 too high 16

Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #23 7 too low 17

TelSender – Сontact form 7, Events, Wpforms, ninja forms and woocommerce to telegram bot 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18

EchoPing – Telegram Order Notifications for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑2 10 too high 19

Site Chat on Telegram 100+ · 4.6★ (5) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑2 7 too high 20

Order and Stock Notifications via Telegram Bot for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑1 9 too high 21

Notify.Events – Ultimate notifications 80+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #24 3 too low 22

Raina Image Compression 100+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too high 24

Ultimate Push Notifications 50+ · 3.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑3 6 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.