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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “website texting”

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 “website texting”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Voizee shows at wp.org #7 but places #11 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 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 S SMS Extension for Contact Form 7 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 Obituary Assistant 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 4 TextP2P Texting Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 text message sms plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Podium 5K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 7 Chat Icon 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 BEETEXTING Texting Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Ultimate SMS Notifications – Messaging, Alerts & OTP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 LEADsms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Voizee 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 DemandHub 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Text Message Contact Form 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Speedx – Maintenance Mode 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 text message sms extension for contact form 7 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Text Message SMS Extension for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 TextingOnly 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Dash Dolphin SMS Alerts for Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Text Messaging and Lead Collection Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 FoundHint – Local SEO, Schema & Google Business Profile Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Lodging Suite Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 Message Mate 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Text Drift 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 11Sight – Video, Audio calls and text chat 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.