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

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 “temp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

Advanced Email Filter for Elementor Forms shows at wp.org #5 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ 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

The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates places #2 on merit, 4.6★ from 388 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPS Limit Login 100K+ · 4.9★ (83) wp.org #1 2 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too low 3 Spexo Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Mega Menu, Popup Builder, Template Kits and Starter Templates for Elementor 6K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #3 4 HelloAsso 4K+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #2 ↑3 2 too high 5 Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode 3K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 Securicheck – Audit et Sécurité WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 7 WebFacing™ – Email Accounts management for cPanel® 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 ↑3 5 too low 8 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 SCIM User Sync/Provisioning 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 ↑2 9 too low 10 CDI – Collect and Deliver Interface for Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 CYAN Backup 300+ · 4.1★ (11) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 LLMs.txt Curator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 HelloAsso Payments for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too high 15 Advanced Email Filter for Elementor Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑2 10 too high 16 Temp Mail Detector – Block Temporary Emails 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 Checkout Guard – Block Fake Orders, Spam & Fraud for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓4 4 too low 18 Tempmails 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑1 7 too high 19 MCOD Temp Storage — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 King Addons for Elementor – 100+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce Builder, Mega Menu, Popup Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓13 5 too high 21 Password Protect – Temporary Login Without Password & Password Protect Entire Site 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Cocolis Officiel : Méthodes de livraison pour WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Darkstar Keyword Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 OTYS Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 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.