wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress discord”

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 “wordpress discord”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Add-On for Discord and Gravity Forms shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 60+ 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

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 1244 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 signals wp.org

FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #1 ↑1 2

Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) not PHP-current wp.org #2 ↓1 3

AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #5 2 too low 4

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #11 6 too low 6

Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ · 4.6★ (709) wp.org #15 ↑1 9 too low 7

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #21 14 too low 8

Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #13 ↑4 5 too low 9

Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #22 ↓3 13 too low 10

WP Discord Post Plus – Supports Unlimited Channels 600+ · 4.0★ (11) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #3 7 too high 11

The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) not PHP-current wp.org #18 ↑2 7 too low 12

Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) not PHP-current wp.org #24 12 too low 13

Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) not PHP-current wp.org #19 ↑4 6 too low 14

Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (124) wp.org #23 ↓1 9 too low 15

GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress 500K+ · 4.3★ (10) host-installed base thin reviews wp.org #4 ↑2 11 too high 16

WP Discord Invite 400+ · 4.6★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #7 9 too high 17

ExpressTechSoftwares Discord Add-on for Paid Memberships Pro 600+ · 4.3★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓3 18

All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19

miniOrange Discord Integration 100+ · 3.5★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #8 11 too high 20

ExpressTechSoftwares Addon for MemberPress and Discord 100+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21

Notifications on Discord for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22

WC Sale Discord Notifications 100+ · 5.0★ (5) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too high 23

Init Pulse For Discord – Webhooks, Roles, Instant 70+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #12 11 too high 24

Add-On for Discord and Gravity Forms 60+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↑1 15 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.