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

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 “webfont”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

TypeSquare Webfonts for エックスサーバー shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Jooosi Fon – Use Custom Fonts, Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts 4K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #1 2 Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Font Awesome 400K+ · 3.6★ (61) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ · 4.7★ (213) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Machete 6K+ · 5.0★ (52) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Colorlib 404 Customizer 5K+ · 4.7★ (51) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Swap Google Fonts Display: Improve Font Rendering & Performance 10K+ · 4.4★ (13) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 Head & Footer Code 100K+ · 5.0★ (51) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9 Easy Image Gallery 4K+ · 4.6★ (41) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too low 12 Each domain a page 200+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 EasyFonts – Host Google Fonts Locally, Fast & Auto-Optimize, GDPR Compliant 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14 TK Google Fonts 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress icons 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓4 5 too low 17 F12 Floating Menu, sticky menu for WordPress 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Rocket Font – 한글 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 TypeSquare Webfonts for エックスサーバー 100K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓2 13 too high 20 EventsCalendar.co Events Calendar 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Mox Icons – Icon Pack for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Icons Font Loader – use web icons anywhere on your site, fast 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too high 23 Topper Pack 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓5 1 too low 24 Hugeicons 200+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓5 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.