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

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

Expire User Passwords shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Widgets for Booking.com Reviews places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 65 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #2 3 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #3 ↑3 4 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8 Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #13 ↓4 5 too low 9 WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #9 ↑4 1 too high 11 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #8 ↑3 3 too high 12 Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #17 ↑3 5 too low 13 LinkBoss – Semantic AI Internal Linking 2K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too high 14 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #20 ↓6 6 too low 15 Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail 5K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #10 ↓3 5 too high 16 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #18 ↑3 19 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑1 12 too high 20 EasyFonts – Host Google Fonts Locally, Fast & Auto-Optimize, GDPR Compliant 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too high 21 Automatic Translator with Google Translate 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑3 3 too high 23 Cybokron Consent Manager Translations for YOOtheme Pro 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 2 too high 24 OneStudio Vietnam Address for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 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.