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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wake lock”

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 “wake lock”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Progressive Web App – PWA, Web Push Notifications and Offline Mode shows at wp.org #5 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 20+ 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.

Buried gem

WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 3.7★ from 84 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Inactive Logout 10K+ · 4.8★ (106) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Screen Stay Awake 60+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WebinarIgnition – AI & MCP Webinar Builder on Your WordPress: Live, Automated & Evergreen, WooCommerce Upsells Inside 60+ · 4.5★ (51) wp.org #7 ↑2 4 too low 4 HTTP Headers 40K+ · 4.3★ (70) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Progressify – All-in-One Progressive Web App (PWA) 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) wp.org #19 ↓1 13 too low 7 Security Header Generator 400+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓1 10 too low 8 SitePulse – Performance Monitor, Safe Updates & Site Management 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 NXT Cloud Chat – CRM, Inbox & OTP Login 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Progressive Web App – PWA, Web Push Notifications and Offline Mode 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 5 too high 11 AICOM – AI Commander 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 WakeChef Cook Mode — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 Tecveq PWA Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Cook App — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Charades Game — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 R Redhok Order Alerts for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 SpotFind Fast Search for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Plugtuner Radio Player 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Sellsmith – AI Chatbot, Lead Capture & Sales Chat — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Marfilo – Visual Page Builder for Landing Pages, Headers, Footers & Mega Menus — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 A Apex Digital Toolbox 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Digipacket Backup Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Rank Forge – SEO Score, Schema, Sitemap & Redirects 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Octanist 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 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.