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

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 “txt”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Auto LLMS (.txt) Generator shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 300+ 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

List category posts places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 254 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #2 ↑3 1 too low 2 WP Robots Txt 40K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Ads.txt Manager 100K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 LLMs.txt and LLMs-Full.txt Generator 4K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance 5K+ · 4.5★ (102) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Ads.txt & App-ads.txt Manager for WordPress 2K+ · 4.8★ (48) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Website LLMs.txt 50K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #17 ↓1 9 too low 9 WP Import Export Lite 40K+ · 4.0★ (113) wp.org #15 ↑5 6 too low 10 List category posts 80K+ · 4.7★ (254) wp.org #23 ↑1 13 too low 11 Get Use APIs – JSON Content Importer 5K+ · 4.9★ (78) wp.org #20 ↓3 9 too low 12 WPS Bidouille 9K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar by vcita 1K+ · 3.9★ (117) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Simple Download Counter 2K+ · 4.9★ (19) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15 LLMs.txt Curator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 LLMagnet – AI Visibility & AI SEO for Claude, ChatGPT & More 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Ads.txt File Manager By Magicbid 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Auto LLMS (.txt) Generator 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 13 too high 19 Security.txt Manager 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Admin Robots.txt Editor 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Generate Security.txt 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 12 too high 22 JumpsuitAI – llms.txt + Markdown Endpoints 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Magic robots.txt 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 Snack Ads.txt 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.