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

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

AdSimple Cookie Consent Banner shows at wp.org #5 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 8 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (521) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ · 4.1★ (90) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WPZOOM Addons for Elementor – Starter Templates & Widgets 20K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Noted! 1K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #17 12 too low 6 TimeSaverBot – Multilingual AI Chatbot for WooCommerce & Live Chat 90+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 WP 3D Thingviewer Lite 100+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #7 8 Ziteboard Online Whiteboard 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 NinjaDraw – Diagram, Flowchart, Mind Map & Sketching Tool 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Vayu Blocks – Website Builder for the Gutenberg Block Editor 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Synced Pattern Popups 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 AdSimple Cookie Consent Banner 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Mirrago Virtual Tryon — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Codulon STEP Viewer Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 RSM Focus — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 MRZ Product Filter Exp — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Q Qaiyo Content Slider — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 LandForge Page Creator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Impress Living Backgrounds — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Axio Core 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Styles Library 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 DadsFam Login Security 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 PrintPrice: STL & 3MF Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 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.