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

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 “visualisation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 3 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

WC To Invoicing.plus shows at wp.org #14 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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 Matomo Analytics – Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress 100K+ · 4.6★ (178) wp.org #1 2 Document Viewer – let visitors view files right in the browser 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #4 ↓2 2 too low 3 EasyCommerce – Agentic AI Ecommerce & Online Store Builder 10+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #11 8 too low 4 AI Chatbot, Live Chat & Lead Generation for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 Data Diagrams: Visual Chart Editor for WordPress 10+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 3D Product configurator for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑1 4 too high 7 Lead Capture Chat — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Entry Reports for Gravity Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 O OPCache Scripts 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 SFR Directory Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 SFR Directory Map 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Web-Engine Graph — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 SFR Directory Category Display 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Fortnox for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 10 too low 15 BKiAI Chat – AI Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Plot Beam — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 CrawlGator AI Lab by DigitalME — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 CodeAtoZ B2B Suite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 WC To Invoicing.plus — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too high 20 ContentSage – AI Blog Writer with Verified Citations & SEO Schema — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Chatbots and Live (video) Chat for your Website 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 ECU Remapping Performance Calculator 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 AI Discovery Files – llms.txt & AI Visibility 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Survicate 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.