wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “telegram open”
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 open”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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
Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 1911 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Social Preview and Open Graph Tags 50K+ · 4.6★ (122)
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 #3 1 too low 3 
Notification for Telegram 4K+ · 4.9★ (71)
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410)
wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 
Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram 10K+ · 4.3★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 
Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107)
wp.org #15 9 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 #14 7 too low 8 
Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285)
wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911)
wp.org #19 10 too low 10 
WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144)
wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 
Telegram Bot & Channel 500+ · 4.8★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 
QuadLayers Telegram Button 1K+ · 4.8★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↓1 7 too high 13 
Social Media Auto Publish 5K+ · 4.7★ (345)
wp.org #18 5 too low 14 
WP Telegram Widget and Join Link 4K+ · 4.9★ (31)
wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 
Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189)
wp.org #16 ↓4 1 too low 16 
Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39)
wp.org #17 1 too low 17 
Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102)
wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 
WP Social Ninja – Embed Social Feeds, User Reviews & Chat Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (71)
wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 
Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120)
wp.org #22 ↓6 3 too low 20 
Floating Contact Button for MAX and Telegram 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓1 13 too high 21 
Smartarget – Chat Buttons & Engagement Apps 900+ · 4.6★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 
EchoPing – Telegram Order Notifications for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 11 too high 23 Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓1 14 too high 24 
WPChat – Live Chat & Messaging Widget for Customer Support 6K+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews
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.