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

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 “vintage”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 4 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

PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify) shows at wp.org #9 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 20+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #1 2 M Materialis Companion 6K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #2 3 Business Card Block – present your team and contact info in style 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #3 4 AI Featured Image 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 Wine Cellar Manager – From collector to sommelier: wine always in order 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #5 6 Search with Wine-Searcher – Integrate Wine-Searcher in your site 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Gallery for Google Photos – share your albums right on your site 1K+ · 2.7★ (6) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Prime Testimonial Carousel 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 InspirePulse Quotes 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 WT Catalog 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 SEOPix — AI Image SEO Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Keyideas Jewelry Filter & Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 WineLabel EU — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 AutoArticle Content Generator 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify) 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Advanced Product Condition Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 CorkyWall & Highlighter — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 T Toytown Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 E Emojify Studio – Custom Emoji & Sticker Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Advanced Image for Gutenberg Block Editor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Speechable 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 HANDMADE – Dropshipping for Etsy and WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Devllo Wine Toolkit for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 AMG Labs DOS Apps — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.