wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ukrainian”
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 “ukrainian”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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
Saphali Woocommerce Lite shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 25 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
LocoAI – Auto Translate for Loco Translate places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 642 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #1 2 
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #2 3 
PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) heavy footprint
wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 
Cyr to Lat Enhanced 80K+ · 4.6★ (51)
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228)
wp.org #10 ↑4 4 too low 7 
Cyr-To-Lat 300K+ · 4.7★ (98)
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60)
wp.org #7 ↑3 1 too high 9 
Reveal IDs 40K+ · 5.0★ (61)
wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too high 10 
ICS Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (72)
wp.org #12 ↓5 2 too low 11 LocoAI – Auto Translate for Loco Translate 70K+ · 4.9★ (642)
wp.org #22 ↓3 11 too low 12 
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ · 3.9★ (391)
wp.org #16 4 too low 13 
Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ · 4.5★ (95) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 
Cyrlitera – Transliteration of Links and File Names 40K+ · 4.6★ (62)
wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ · 4.8★ (194) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 ↓2 16 
Simple Login Log 5K+ · 4.5★ (27)
wp.org #11 ↓2 5 too high 17 
Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion 3K+ · 4.8★ (96)
wp.org #20 ↓3 3 too low 18 
Multisite Language Switcher 3K+ · 4.8★ (99)
wp.org #23 ↓2 5 too low 19 
morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29)
wp.org #19 20 
Bazz CallBack widget 3K+ · 4.3★ (33)
wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21 
My Agile Privacy® – CMP, Cookie Consent & Privacy Tools 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓1 22 
Cyr to Lat Reloaded – Transliteration of Links and File Names 30K+ · 4.5★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #18 4 too high 23 S Saphali Woocommerce Lite 10K+ · 4.2★ (25) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 ↓3 9 too high 24 
Ukrainian Cyrillic to Latin by OSTG 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
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.