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

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 “ultimatemember”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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.

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Ranked above its merit

UM Events shows at wp.org #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Site Reviews places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 376 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ · 4.8★ (1497) wp.org #1 2 Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #2 3 AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form 3K+ · 4.7★ (120) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 3K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #22 17 too low 6 wpForo Forum 20K+ · 4.7★ (390) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions 900+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 U Ultimate Member Custom Tab Builder Lite 500+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board 800+ · 3.6★ (12) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Login Widget for Ultimate Member 600+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too high 11 U Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA 20K+ · 3.7★ (11) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 V Video & Photo Gallery for Ultimate Member 100+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Connect Ultimate Member to Discord 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 U UM Navigation Menu 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 Ultimate Member – Terms & Conditions 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Ultimate Member – Online Users 3K+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 L Lock Down ( Privacy ) for Ultimate Member 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 FrontPage Buddy – Custom landing pages for members, groups and profiles 30+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #18 19 Ultimate Member – JobBoardWP integration 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Meta Membership — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 U UM Events 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Stories for Ultimate Member 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 U User List for Ultimate Member 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Ultimate Member – ForumWP forum integration 500+ · 1.0★ (6) 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.