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

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 “texting”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

TextP2P Texting Widget shows at wp.org #2 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 S SMS Extension for Contact Form 7 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Happy Texting 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 too high 4 Podium 5K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Mobile Contact Bar 9K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #22 ↓1 17 too low 6 text message sms plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 TextP2P Texting Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↓1 5 too high 8 Chat Icon 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 BEETEXTING Texting Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Ultimate SMS Notifications – Messaging, Alerts & OTP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Voizee 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 DemandHub 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 SMS8 – SMS Gateway for WooCommerce, Order Notifications, OTP Login & 2FA via Android 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Text Message Contact Form 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 LEADsms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 TextingOnly 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Zidy_Chatbot 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓2 7 too low 18 text message sms extension for contact form 7 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Text Message SMS Extension for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 TextToMe — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 OrderRing Lite – SMS for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Dash Dolphin SMS Alerts for Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Text Messaging and Lead Collection Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 FoundHint – Local SEO, Schema & Google Business Profile Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 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.