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

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 redirect”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

Login Widget With Shortcode shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 29 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator) places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 385 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 signals wp.org

404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ · 4.7★ (321) wp.org #1 2

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (108) wp.org #2 3

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #4 5

Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285) wp.org #5 6

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 #6 ↑1 7

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #7 ↓1 8

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #8 9

CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ · 4.7★ (326) wp.org #9 ↑2 10

Social Media Auto Publish 5K+ · 4.7★ (345) wp.org #10 ↑2 11

miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator) 10K+ · 4.5★ (385) wp.org #16 ↑2 5 too low 12

SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #12 ↓2 13

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener 10K+ · 4.7★ (169) wp.org #15 ↑2 2 too low 14

Direct Checkout for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (408) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #18 ↓4 3 too low 16

Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #14 ↓5 2 too high 17

OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification 1K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #13 ↑2 4 too high 18

WP Social Ninja – Embed Social Feeds, User Reviews & Chat Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (71) wp.org #17 ↑2 1 too high 19

PiWeb Product Enquiry or product catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #22 2 too low 21

BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓5 22

WPChat – Live Chat & Messaging Widget for Customer Support 6K+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23

Feed Importer for Blogger 300+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #23 24

WhatsLink Click Tracker 400+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.