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

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 “themeable”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 0 of the top 20.

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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Scrollchart 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 GT Table Block 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 T Themeable Contact Form — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 StockNotify — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 WBS Connect for Dataverse — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #21 15 too low 7 SpecCompare for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 S Sawir Pulse – Live Sales & Social Proof for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Webpapa LMS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 NoorQuiz – Create Beautiful WordPress Quizzes That Convert — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Photerra Nearby – Local Attractions & Travel Map Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Workeera – AI Job Board with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Debut Jobs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Geenen Cookie Banner for Google Consent Mode v2 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 splitforms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 RestockBeacon Preorder & Back in Stock for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 OrderTable – Local Commerce & Operations — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Listing Reviews for Directorist with Yelp — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 PizzaTier — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 I-Soft File Manager: Foundation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Recast Paywall — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Cool Coming Soon 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Codesala SEO Content Engine 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Versus – Product Compare for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.