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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp article feedback”

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 “wp article feedback”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

Was This Helpful? – Article Feedback shows at wp.org #13 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #1 2 WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content 40K+ · 4.5★ (565) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP 100K+ · 4.5★ (252) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple 10K+ · 4.6★ (230) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 WP YouTube Lyte 20K+ · 4.8★ (206) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #10 ↑2 1 too low 10 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15 WP Frontend Delete Account 4K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 Was This Helpful? 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #23 ↑1 6 too low 18 WP Eventbrite Embedded Checkout – Ticket Checkout Block, Popup & Elementor Widget 700+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #20 ↑2 2 too low 19 WP Helper Premium 1K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #19 20 Was This Helpful? – Article Feedback 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑3 7 too high 21 WP Admin Audit 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 AI Content Creator – Easy ChatGPT powered article generator 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Help Metric Article Helpful Feedback 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too high 24 Voice Feedback – Audio Feedback Form, Voice Recorder & Voice Testimonials 50+ · 5.0★ (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.