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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp real estate”

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 real estate”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

WP All Import – Property Import for Pro Real Estate 7 shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 7520 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Essential Real Estate 7K+ · 4.3★ (52) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #4 5 WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets 100K+ · 4.7★ (1966) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Estatik Real Estate Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (187) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too high 7 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #8 ↓3 1 too low 8 Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP 100K+ · 4.5★ (252) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 10K+ · 4.8★ (716) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520) wp.org #24 ↓2 14 too low 11 WPCasa – Real Estate for WordPress 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 GEO my WP 3K+ · 4.6★ (139) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 Compact WP Audio Player 20K+ · 4.1★ (69) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Loan Calculator WP 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #23 ↓2 8 too low 16 Showcase IDX Real Estate Search & Lead Capture 2K+ · 3.8★ (35) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Mortgage Calculators WP 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #22 ↑1 5 too low 18 SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX 200+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Buying Buddy IDX CRM – Real Estate MLS Plugin 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 MLSImport: IDX Plugin & MLS Plugin for Real Estate Listings 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓3 6 too high 21 WP All Import – Property Import for Pro Real Estate 7 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 RealPress – Real Estate Plugin 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 REES – Real Estate for Woo 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 Real Estate Directory – GeoDirectory Add-on 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 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.