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

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 mails”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

OTYS Plugin shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 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

Geolocation IP Detection places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 59 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #1 2 Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size 100K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #11 ↓2 9 too low 3 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #18 15 too low 4 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #15 11 too low 5 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too low 6 M MW WP Form 200K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Geolocation IP Detection 20K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #24 ↓1 17 too low 8 Securicheck – Audit et Sécurité WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Checkout Guard – Block Fake Orders, Spam & Fraud for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Tempmails 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 Temp Mail Detector – Block Temporary Emails 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 CYAN Backup 300+ · 4.1★ (11) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too high 13 CDI – Collect and Deliver Interface for Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 WPCoreTools Disposable Email Guard 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑4 7 too high 15 Sitevorx — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too low 16 Custom SMTP: Email Deliverability – FREE & Easy-to-use 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 GPSem.io 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Customer Cloud Gallery – Google Drive & Dropbox Image Gallery 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too high 19 Pay4All TWINT – For WooCommerce & Pay4All Shop 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 OTYS Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 11 too high 21 Chatwoot Client Portal by ICT Shift 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 KokobeoChat – AI Live Chat, Chatbot & Multi-Channel Support Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Bookance Appointment Booking – Booking Calendar, Staff Scheduling & Email Reminders 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 WPHI Diagnostic Suite Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.