wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “trainings”
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 “trainings”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Jotform – AI Chatbot shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 5K+ 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.
Buried gem
LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 1077 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #1 2 
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #2 3 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27820)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 
Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184)
wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 
Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413)
wp.org #5 ↓1 6 
Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755)
wp.org #6 ↓1 7 
Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (524)
wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551)
wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 
Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker 40K+ · 4.7★ (1282)
wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too low 10 
LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes 10K+ · 4.8★ (393)
wp.org #10 ↓2 11 
PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281)
wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077)
wp.org #21 ↓2 9 too low 13 
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597)
wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too low 14 
Password Protected 300K+ · 4.4★ (142)
wp.org #14 ↑6 15 
Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52)
wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 
Accessibility Tools & Alt Text Finder 3K+ · 4.9★ (69)
wp.org #16 ↓2 17 
Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search 10K+ · 4.9★ (124)
wp.org #24 7 too low 18 
Video Dashboard 600+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too high 19 
LLMs.txt and LLMs-Full.txt Generator 4K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓3 20 
AI Scrape Protect 400+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓3 21 
AI Content Signals 800+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 
FrontEdit – Live Frontend Block Editor 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓3 4 too high 23 
Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Jotform – AI Chatbot 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 11 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.