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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “virtual mirror”

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 “virtual mirror”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Auglio Try-on Mirror shows at wp.org #5 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 60+ 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.

Buried gem

WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 276 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420) wp.org #6 5 too low 2 Panorama – Turn Photos into Immersive Virtual Tours 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #2 3 SpecFit | Try & Shop – AI Virtual Try-On for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #3 4 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too low 5 Virtual Media Folders 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Cash On Pickup for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Multiple Domain Mapping on Single Site 6K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #8 ↑5 1 too low 8 OpenStation – Admin Dashboard Notes, Custom Dashboard, AI Assistant & PWA 1K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 TryAura: AI Virtual Try-On, Product Visualization & Product Videos for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Nexter Extension – Security, Performance, Code Snippets & Site Toolkit 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #18 ↑1 8 too low 11 Mirrago Virtual Tryon — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 JumpsuitAI – llms.txt + Markdown Endpoints 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Auglio Try-on Mirror 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 KooKoa Folders – Media Library Folders & File Organizer 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Markdown Mirror for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 MirrAR Virtual Try On — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 TryonX – AI Virtual Try-On for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Eventin Addon for Elementor 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Dresium – AI Virtual Try-On & Fitting Room for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 AnyTry – AI Virtual Try-On for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 21 Auglio Try-on Mirror 30+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Gift Vouchers for Amelia 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 MSG LLMs TXT Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Loupe Search — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.