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

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 “voicemail”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

PodInbox – Accept Voice Messages on Your Website shows at wp.org #12 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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 Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio – Drag & Drop Form Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 HelpGent – Video Funnels and Conversational Forms for WordPress 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 TextP2P Texting Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Voice Feedback – Audio Feedback Form, Voice Recorder & Voice Testimonials 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 StoreVoiceAI for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 WEB Naisen — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 TechGasp Talk Master 60+ · 3.1★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 FoxInbox for Divi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Pipe Audio Video and Screen Recorder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 subba – AI Receptionist, Chatbot & Online Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 A Auto Post to Google+ 40+ · 3.5★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 Mika AI Chat — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 C Click to call button 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 CINNOX plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 Webphone 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 PodInbox – Accept Voice Messages on Your Website 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 WP Call Me 10+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 SiteGlue 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Toky Click To Call 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 W WP phone 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓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.