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

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 “trafic”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

WP intento› shows at wp.org #13 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 4 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 signals wp.org

SEOKEY – Powerful SEO plugin with Expert Insights and SEO Audit 1K+ · 4.7★ (42) wp.org #2 1 too low 2

Grainsoft – integracja z InPost Paczkomaty 8K+ · 4.8★ (33) wp.org #10 7 too low 4

ShieldUp – Bad Bots, Scrapers, Attackers 80+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 2 too low 5

FaniMani.pl 600+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked wp.org #3 2 too high 6

MDI Phrase Finder & Hidden AI Copy Detection 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 2 too high 7

GPSem.io 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 2 too high 8

ContentSide Semantic Platform 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 1 too high 9

Limpi — Inspecteur SEO & visibilité IA — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 1 too high 10

SemLinks — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 1 too high 11

EuropaFM News 10+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 4 too low 12

virtualspirits chatbot 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 1 too high 13 S SOWPROG import The Events Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 1 too high 14

POC : Pour ou contre — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 15 T Twitter Ranking — · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #23 8 too low 16

VE Social Share Buttons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 17

WP intento› 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 4 too high 18 G Générateur de leads – EnChantier 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 1 too high 19 M Marque Blanche negoAnnonces 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 1 too high 20 W Wolfeo Pushy 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 1 too high 21 S Site Traffic Trend 30+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too low 22 T Tracking Inbound & Outbond traffic 20+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 2 too high 23

simple google analytics by webexpert 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 2 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.