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

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 “webpush”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 19. 3 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.

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Ranked above its merit

WebPush Hub by CTIMEXICO shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Brevo – Email, SMS, Web Push, Chat, and more. places #3 on merit, 4.1★ from 284 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SendPulse Free Web Push 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress 200+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Brevo – Email, SMS, Web Push, Chat, and more. 100K+ · 4.1★ (284) wp.org #11 8 too low 4 SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter 1K+ · 2.6★ (8) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 INDIGITALL – Instant Chat, Web Push Notifications 90+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (154) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too low 7 All-in-one Chat Button by anychat.one 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Notification Master – Real-Time WordPress Notifications With Email, SMS, Webhooks & More 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 Pushe Web Push Notification 20+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 Debmedia WebPush — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Pushnami – Web Push Notifications 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 SendPulse subscription for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Pushwoosh for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Getback – Optimize & Web Push Notifications 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Taboola 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 MaslBound — COD Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Dengage — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Pushvault Push Notifications 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 W WebPush Hub by CTIMEXICO — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #7 12 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.