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

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 “tweet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 2 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

Static Posts for Twitter – Embed x.com Tweets without an iframe shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 100+ 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

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 5333 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 100K+ · 4.8★ (401) wp.org #1 2 Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48) wp.org #2 3 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333) wp.org #10 ↓3 7 too low 4 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Click To Tweet 2K+ · 4.0★ (14) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Inline Tweet Sharer – Twitter Sharing Plugin 300+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ · 4.2★ (58) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too low 13 BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 100K+ · 4.9★ (160) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too low 14 WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ · 4.5★ (128) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Blackhole for Bad Bots 30K+ · 4.7★ (148) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Disable Media Sizes 10K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Disable WP REST API 30K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Disable WP Sitemaps 10K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Autopost for X (formerly Autoshare for Twitter) 5K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Notification Bar, Announcement and Cookie Notice WordPress Plugin – FooBar 3K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Easy Feeds for X/Twitter – keep your site fresh with live social posts 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) wp.org #19 ↓5 3 too high 23 Static Posts for Twitter – Embed x.com Tweets without an iframe 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 16 too high 24 Embed Optimizer 50K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.