wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp error tracking”
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 error tracking”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Wp Tracking Codes shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
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 #1 2 
Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355)
wp.org #2 3 
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758)
wp.org #3 4 
WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346)
wp.org #4 5 
WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ · 4.8★ (81)
wp.org #5 6 
WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399)
wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too low 8 
WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68)
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538)
wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720)
wp.org #11 1 too low 11 
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410)
wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 
SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267)
wp.org #15 ↓3 3 too low 13 
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #16 ↑7 3 too low 14 
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #14 ↑1 15 
Tracking Code Manager 90K+ · 4.1★ (58)
wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 
WP Chat App 100K+ · 4.9★ (222)
wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 
Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ · 4.6★ (709)
wp.org #18 1 too low 18 
WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ · 4.6★ (272)
wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 
WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356)
wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262)
wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 
WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249)
wp.org #23 2 too low 22 
Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58)
wp.org #20 2 too high 23 
Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73)
wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Wp Tracking Codes 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑1 11 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.