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

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 “urdu”, we agree with wp.org 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

Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ 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

Text To Speech TTS Accessibility places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 92 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 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin 2K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 10K+ · 4.8★ (913) wp.org #9 ↑1 6 too low 4 ShayanWeb Admin FontChanger | افزونه‌ی تغییر فونت پیشخوان وردپرس شایان وب 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 Floating Chat Buttons – Click to Call or Chat, Email 1K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 Quran multilanguage Text & Audio 400+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #22 ↑1 12 too low 11 Simple Job Board 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 Urdu Keyboard 200+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Automatic Translator with Google Translate 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Real Accessibility: Accessibility Widget & Toolbar 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 Testimonial Customer Feedback 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 WP Wand – AI Content Writer for OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter and Deepseek 1K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 Smart RTL Post 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 10 too high 19 Urdu Text Fixer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too high 20 Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Custom Tabs, Login, Registration, 2FA & Design 900+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Edit Usernames 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too high 22 Universally – AI Translation & Multilingual SEO: Translate Your Site into 110+ Languages 30K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 Invofast Invoice Printer for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 The Word Widget 200+ · 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.