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

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 “turnkey”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 3 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

Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script shows at wp.org #6 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 12 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AMP places #5 on merit, 3.8★ from 367 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #1 2 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #5 ↑3 3 too low 3 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too low 4 Turnkey bbPress by WeaverTheme 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 AMP 300K+ · 3.8★ (367) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Marijuana Age Verify 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Easy Age Verify 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Cowboy MCP – Free MCP Server with Undo for Claude & ChatGPT 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Sport Predictions for JoomSport 50+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 60+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #6 ↓1 6 too high 13 2Way VideoCalls and Random Chat – HTML5 Webcam Videochat 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 MicroPayments – Fans Paysite: Paid Creator Subscriptions, Digital Assets, Wallet 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Bulk Export Import Images SEO Attributes 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 TurnKey Directories — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 Turnkey Directories Reading Toolbar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Turnkey Lender – Pay Over Time — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Paytiko for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Blazeo 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Awesome Car Rental & Booking 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 VideoWhisper Site Manager for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Grok 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓6 1 too low 23 Snapplify E-Commerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 TradeTracker Connect 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 4 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.