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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “typing test”

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 “typing test”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

RavyCode Typing Speed Test shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Child Theme Configurator places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 280 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #1 2 FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1815) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #3 ↑3 4 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too low 5 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too low 6 Meta Tag Manager 70K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #13 ↓4 6 too low 8 Easy Auto SKU Generator for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (272) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too low 9 Child Theme Configurator 300K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #17 ↑1 8 too low 10 SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 10K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #10 ↑3 11 GEO my WP 3K+ · 4.6★ (139) wp.org #19 ↑1 8 too low 12 Address Autocomplete Anything – Google Address Autocomplete for Any Form 900+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too low 13 Sprinix Typing Test 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 11 too high 14 Trusona for WordPress 400+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too low 15 SQL Chart Builder 500+ · 3.9★ (22) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 UK Address Postcode Validation 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑1 9 too high 17 Advanced Product Search For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too high 18 KeepInMind Dashboard Notes 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #22 ↑2 4 too low 19 Eventward 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑2 7 too high 20 RavyCode Typing Speed Test 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 15 too high 21 Open Search Document 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 Date Picker For Contact Form 7 4K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 WC Search Orders By Product 800+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 Lyode Dynamic Typing Animation 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.