wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wechat share”

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

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

Easy Share Solution For WordPress shows at wp.org #3 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 900+ 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

AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages places #12 on merit, 4.4★ from 1319 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #1 2

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #2 3

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4

Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too low 5

WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ · 4.5★ (128) wp.org #7 2 too low 6

All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements 40K+ · 4.9★ (542) wp.org #12 6 too low 7

WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #9 2 too low 8

Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ · 4.8★ (396) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #8 9

Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #14 5 too low 10

Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11

Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ · 4.6★ (356) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 2 too low 12

AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) heavy footprint wp.org #21 ↑1 9 too low 13

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons 6K+ · 4.4★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #6 7 too high 14

Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) not PHP-current wp.org #16 2 too low 15

Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More 80K+ · 4.9★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16

Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #24 8 too low 17

Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too low 18

Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #20 2 too low 19

Easy Share Solution For WordPress 900+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #3 ↑1 16 too high 20

Social Share Block – Help Visitors Spread Your Content Everywhere 2K+ · 4.3★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #5 15 too high 21

EchoRewards – Refer a Friend Rewards Program for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22

WP Weixin 300+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓1 23

导入微信文章 (Import Articles from WeChat) 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 8 too high 24

QW Share Buttons — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑5 6 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.