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

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 “workout”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 2 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

AllCoach – Coaching Management & Scheduling shows at wp.org #11 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

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 Gym Builder – Class Timetable & Booking for Gyms, Fitness & Yoga Studios 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WM Workout Manager 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 SUBRE – Product Subscription for WooCommerce – Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 AI Content Writer for GEO & Autopublish by TalkGenAI 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 7 Yoast Test Helper 50K+ · 4.9★ (12) wp.org #24 ↓2 17 too low 8 Contact Form Migrator from Gravity Forms to Formidable 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 FitCalc – Health Calculators & Wellness Tools 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 NMR Strava activities 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Toasty Purge 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Universal Unit Converter: Convert Length, Weight, Temperature, Speed, and Time 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Chris’s Swim Training Progress and Evaluation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 LiftPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Sugar Calendar Bookings Scheduling Appointments Lite 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Strakture 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 AllCoach – Coaching Management & Scheduling 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Smart Product Emails 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Seofyme SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 G Goals.Fit Virtual Fitness Challenge Leaderboard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Gym Class Pass Manager — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 VecPost AI Search for Posts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 FitNFO Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 PUBVOICE – AI Audio Player Powered by Gemini — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 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.