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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “vk comments”

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 “vk comments”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Social Linkz – Lightweight and fast social media sharing plugin shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic places #11 on merit, 4.4★ from 1053 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Gallery by Visual Portfolio 50K+ · 4.8★ (340) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting 3K+ · 4.4★ (104) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 VK Link Target Controller 30K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe 1K+ · 4.4★ (89) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Simple Author Box 90K+ · 4.3★ (115) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic 10K+ · 4.4★ (1053) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 FZ-152 RF 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Solid Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Video Testimonials & Customer Reviews 1K+ · 4.3★ (35) wp.org #14 15 GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress 500+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Social Media Widget 30K+ · 3.9★ (84) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Pushlab Social Widgets for VK 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 too high 18 WiraKit For Elementor – Powerful Elementor Widgets And Theme Builder 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Eventful for Elementor – Events Showcase for The Events Calendar 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Prozen Integration for Dzen 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 QForm – free and simple form builder 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Sawir Social Scheduler — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Vantorix – Toolkit for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Social Linkz – Lightweight and fast social media sharing plugin 90+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #13 11 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.