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

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 “wordress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 8 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

Ultimate Post Review shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Transferito: WP Migration 300+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #1 2 Markup Markdown 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 Testimonial – Responsive Testimonials Showcase 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Worthy – VG WORT Integration für WordPress 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Reboot Addons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 EU VAT Guard for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 Gator Cache 100+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #20 ↑1 13 too low 8 Eazy CF Captcha 500+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #8 9 Menu Based Sidebar 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 BP Favorite Plus 10+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #19 ↑1 9 too low 11 Solo Solis Product Import — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Pleenk Payment — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Ultimate Post Recipe — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin 600+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 Whook content slider 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 F Full Screen Zoomer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 B B2 Private Files 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 H HTML to Shortcode Generator 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 Tabs 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 W WProgress — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Shoppable Marketplace 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 D DE Social Login 10+ · 2.8★ (5) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Ultimate Post Review 20+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 I in stock products filter widget 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.