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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “text attribute”

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 “text attribute”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

eRecht24 Legal Texts shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 50K+ 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

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #1 2 Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ · 4.8★ (93) wp.org #2 3 DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.7★ (99) wp.org #3 4 Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Bulk Auto Image Alt Text (Alt tag, Alt attribute) optimizer (image SEO) 10K+ · 4.2★ (111) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #22 ↓1 16 too low 7 Alt Text Tools 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #7 8 Attributes for Blocks 4K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Auto Alt Text 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Text Unfold For Elementor 3K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 Attribute Stock for WooCommerce – Shared Stock & Variable Quantities (Lite Version) 2K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Text: AI chatbot, live chat & ticketing for customer service 100+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Block Data Attribute 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 ELEX WooCommerce Product Price Custom Text (Before & After Text) and Discount 2K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 Lang Attribute for the Block Editor 90+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Text Replace – Find and Replace WordPress Strings 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Default Attributes for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Bulk Auto Image Title Attribute (Image Title tag) optimizer (Image SEO) 900+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Text Case Converter 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 eRecht24 Legal Texts 50K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑2 11 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.