wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wiki”
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 “wiki”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 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.
Ranked above its merit
Simple Side Tab shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 22 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WP Super Cache places #11 on merit, 4.3★ from 1346 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot 30K+ · 4.8★ (515) heavy footprint
wp.org #1 2 
Yada Wiki 2K+ · 4.9★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #2 3 
weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot 5K+ · 4.6★ (69)
wp.org #3 4 
EazyDocs – AI Powered Knowledge Base, Wiki, Documentation & FAQ Builder 2K+ · 4.7★ (100)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs 2K+ · 4.8★ (75) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 
Wikipedia Preview 1K+ · 4.8★ (37)
wp.org #6 ↑6 7 
List category posts 80K+ · 4.7★ (254)
wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 
Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search 10K+ · 4.9★ (124)
wp.org #10 2 too low 9 
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too low 10 
WP Wiki Tooltip 200+ · 4.8★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346)
wp.org #19 ↑5 8 too low 12 
Documentation – Build a Knowledge Base, Help Center or Wiki 100+ · 4.7★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #7 5 too high 13 
Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) 1K+ · 4.8★ (38)
wp.org #13 14 
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284)
wp.org #24 ↓1 10 too low 15 
User Access Manager 10K+ · 4.4★ (112)
wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 
AddQuicktag 100K+ · 4.7★ (44)
wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 
CMB2 300K+ · 5.0★ (91) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 ↑2 3 too high 18 Simple Side Tab 10K+ · 4.8★ (22) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19 
Italy Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & Cookie Notice) 9K+ · 4.5★ (35)
wp.org #15 4 too high 20 B BuddyPress Docs 6K+ · 4.4★ (35)
wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 
Mark Posts 1K+ · 4.8★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 
Publish To Apple News 4K+ · 3.8★ (25)
wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 
InPost PL 10K+ · 3.8★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓1 24 
Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 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.