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

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 markup”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Tabs Block – Responsive Gutenberg Tabs for Block Editor shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 700+ 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

Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 244 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 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 Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 EazyDocs – AI Powered Knowledge Base, Wiki, Documentation & FAQ Builder 2K+ · 4.7★ (100) wp.org #3 4 WP Popular Posts 100K+ · 4.5★ (249) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 CMB2 300K+ · 5.0★ (91) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 A Adminimize 100K+ · 4.7★ (254) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 B BuddyPress Docs 6K+ · 4.4★ (35) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 GDPR 10K+ · 4.3★ (58) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block – Create Beautiful FAQs, Content Accordions & Interactive Tabs 9K+ · 4.1★ (34) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Pressidium Cookie Consent 10K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #14 ↑5 3 too low 12 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 WordLift – AI powered SEO – Schema 300+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too low 14 Recently 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 PressForward 100+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #15 16 Discontinued Products 300+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Tabs Block – Responsive Gutenberg Tabs for Block Editor 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too low 19 Instant Knowledge Base – Documentation, Knowledge Base, Help Center & Wiki Resource Center 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Everyone Accessibility Suite – Free WCAG Accessibility Widget & Toolkit 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Codesala SEO Content Engine 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Asteris Blocks 100+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #22 23 One Accessibility – WordPress Accessibility Plugin & ADA Compliance Widget 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too high 24 Tainacan Support for Blocksy 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.