Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “texto”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 6 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

Hand Talk shows at wp.org #5 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 178 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #1 2 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #2 3 Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Adapta RGPD 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin 3K+ · 4.8★ (178) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #8 ↓3 1 too high 10 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Despacho vía Starken Pro para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 Bulk Edit Easy Digital Downloads – Fast Bulk Creator 80+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #19 ↓1 6 too low 14 Acumbamail 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 Bulk Edit Events – Create Events in a Bulk Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 Hand Talk 400+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 11 too high 17 neo Alt – AI Alt Text Generator for images with bulk processing – Free and No API Key Required 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Etchenet Reviews for Google Business 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Desconto Automático por Método de Pagamento | Cyfer 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 Livre Resolução para Lojas Online 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Notificações para WooCommerce 100+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too high 22 Utils para WooCommerce y WordPress 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑8 7 too high 23 Brasil 61 – Conteúdo gratuito para rádios, sites e blogs. 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Seguros Promo 100+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.