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

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 “vape”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

WAAVE Compliance WP shows at wp.org #11 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 5 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Easy Age Verify 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #1 2 Country Based Restrictions for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (52) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Advanced Age Verification Popup 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Age Verification & Identity Verification by Token of Trust 30+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Age Verification for your checkout page. Verify your customer’s identity 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 VelvetGate – A Luxury-Style Age Gate 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 V Vape Duty Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 AgeOnce Age Verification for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 FastoPop — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Checkpost Age Verification — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 AgeSentry — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 WebsiteDevUK E-Liquid Recipe Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Form Locker for Elementor Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 WAAVE Compliance WP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Checkify for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 L Legal Age Sign — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Australcode Uniform Images – Product Image Resize Without Cropping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Agevow – Age Verification & Age Gate — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Flaver CBD Calculator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Flaver Nicotine Shot Calculator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 S Save Vapor Products – Support H.R.2058 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23

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.