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

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 “todo”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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

Todo Block shows at wp.org #2 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

HD Quiz places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 145 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Simple Dashboard Todo 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 HD Quiz 6K+ · 4.9★ (145) wp.org #19 ↑2 13 too low 7 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #13 ↓3 6 too low 8 Dashboard To-Do List 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too high 9 Mantenimiento web 20K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #9 ↑2 1 too high 11 SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security 40K+ · 4.1★ (106) wp.org #23 ↑1 12 too low 12 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Termin-Kalender 500+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Moloni 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 exovia GDPR Google Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #21 ↑1 6 too low 16 Todo for BuddyPress & BuddyBoss 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too high 17 Cálculo do frete somente com o CEP – WC Brasil 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Todo Block 300+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #2 17 too high 20 WP To Do 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too high 21 Doppler Easy Multichannel Marketing enhanced with IA 600+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 Todo List Block 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓4 23 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Melgab Project ToDo Board 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 7 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.