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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wiki embed”

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 embed”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Embed Chessboard shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Popular Posts places #4 on merit, 4.5★ from 249 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot 30K+ · 4.8★ (515) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Yada Wiki 2K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot 5K+ · 4.6★ (69) wp.org #3 4 WP Popular Posts 100K+ · 4.5★ (249) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Italy Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & Cookie Notice) 9K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #5 6 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 CMB2 300K+ · 5.0★ (91) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Publish To Apple News 4K+ · 3.8★ (25) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Mailchimp for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.0★ (726) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki 1K+ · 3.4★ (161) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 RDP Wiki Embed 300+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Friends 900+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 CookieFox – Cookie Notice 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Embed Chessboard 500+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 Bradmax Player 1K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Content Publisher for Confluence – Sync & Embed pages 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Easy Content Manager (ECM) – Custom Post Types, Custom Fields & Content Management 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 19 S Slick Google Map 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 Spider Elements – Premium Elementor Widgets & Addons Library 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 21 Instant Knowledge Base – Documentation, Knowledge Base, Help Center & Wiki Resource Center 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Asteris Blocks 100+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 EXIF Meta Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.