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

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 “weibo”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 4 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

Realtimehot Weibo（微博热搜榜） shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ 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.

Buried gem

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic places #10 on merit, 4.4★ from 1053 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #1 2 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ · 4.5★ (128) wp.org #4 5 Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ · 4.7★ (93) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #15 ↓3 8 too low 8 Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ · 4.8★ (396) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More 80K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic 10K+ · 4.4★ (1053) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ · 4.6★ (356) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too low 12 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons 6K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Social Login 4K+ · 4.3★ (366) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Smartarget – Chat Buttons & Engagement Apps 900+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 Socicon 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Meks Smart Social Widget 10K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 ShareToSocial – Social Media Share Buttons & Sharing Icons 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #18 19 Realtimehot Weibo（微博热搜榜） 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 WiraKit For Elementor – Powerful Elementor Widgets And Theme Builder 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 WDV About Me Widget 800+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Smartarget Contact Us – All in one 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 Algori Social Share Buttons 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 AFFI – Affiliate Marketing for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.