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

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

Import VK shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #1 2 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #2 3 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Events Tracker for Elementor 9K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 WT GeoTargeting 1K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 Import Products to VK 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Social Chat Buttons 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 RUS Video Embeds for VK Video, Rutube and Dzen 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 V Vk.com sharing for Jetpack 60+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Pushlab Social Widgets for VK 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Social Planner 40+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Prozen Integration for Dzen 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Prodamus Gateway for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Advanced Social icons 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Milyutin Code Article Reposter for VK — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and VK — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 JHMG Converter For Bricks to Divi 5 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Nymbl Cookie Sentinel 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Vora Elements — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Envision Blocks – Unique Elementor Widgets & Addons. 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Vantorix – Toolkit for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 WupSales – Reward Points for WooCommerce 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Import VK 300+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #11 13 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.