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

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 “wing”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Addifect shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its — 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

Name Directory places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 81 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ · 4.9★ (1645) wp.org #11 9 too low 3 WidgetKit for Elementor – Lightweight Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 7K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 BlogVault Backup & Staging 80K+ · 4.6★ (332) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ · 4.4★ (559) wp.org #14 ↑1 9 too low 6 The WP Remote WordPress Plugin 30K+ · 4.6★ (74) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 WING Website Migrator 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 6 too high 8 Name Directory 2K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 Cloudways WordPress Migrator 10K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 Wing Popup – Powerful Popup Builder, Opt-in Forms, Mailchimp and Smart Triggers 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑3 8 too high 11 Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media 90+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Pressable Automated Migration 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 DreamHost Automated Migration 20K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 Pantheon Migrations 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Wing Suite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 10 too high 16 Headless Mode 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 ReplyOnTheFly Widget for Google Reviews 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Migrate To Liquid Web & Nexcess 1K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Mirame360 Embed — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 Addifect — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 13 too high 21 Wingstech 3D Product Viewer Interactive — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 W Wicker Wings DabKrabe – Before After Image Comparison Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Wing Forms Plugin for WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #19 5 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.