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

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 toggle plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Accordion Toggle shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 491 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #1 2 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) wp.org #2 ↑1 2 too high 5 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #5 6 WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (184) wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too low 7 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (92) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #15 ↑3 4 too low 12 Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Dark Mode Toggle 2K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) 100K+ · 4.2★ (420) wp.org #23 ↑1 7 too low 17 Accordion Toggle 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Plugin Groups 1K+ · 4.3★ (31) wp.org #11 ↑1 7 too high 19 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 WP Plugin Manager – Deactivate plugins per page 3K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too high 21 Toggle Content 700+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too high 22 GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress 500K+ · 4.3★ (10) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 NACC WordPress Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 Website Open/Closed Toggle 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.