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

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 “thai”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Designil PDPA Thailand shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Widgets for Booking.com Reviews places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 65 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too low 3 Custom Permalinks 100K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #7 ↓4 3 too low 5 Thai Nexus Logistics – International Shipping Rates & Currency Converter for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #18 ↓8 11 too low 8 Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #19 ↓7 10 too low 10 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #21 ↓3 10 too low 12 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too low 13 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 ↑3 2 too high 14 Quran multilanguage Text & Audio 400+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #12 ↓5 2 too high 15 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #24 ↓2 9 too low 16 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #20 ↓3 4 too low 17 Thai Lottery Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 ↓1 12 too high 18 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 ↑4 9 too high 19 Designil PDPA Thailand 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 13 too high 20 Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 SePay Gateway 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓6 7 too high 22 Clever Fox 30K+ · 3.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓6 7 too high 23 payOS 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Cybokron Consent Manager Translations for YOOtheme Pro 100+ · 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.