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

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 voting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 Voting Contest Lite shows at wp.org #3 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.1★ average from 15 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 1539 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics 60K+ · 4.8★ (283) wp.org #1 2 WP-Polls 40K+ · 4.2★ (136) wp.org #2 3 WP-PostRatings 20K+ · 4.4★ (178) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Comments – wpDiscuz 60K+ · 4.7★ (581) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 WP Coupons and Deals – WordPress Coupon Plugin 1K+ · 4.7★ (125) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #16 ↓1 10 too low 7 TS Poll – Survey, Versus Poll, Image Poll, Video Poll 3K+ · 4.7★ (235) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 ePoll – Contest Poll Survey & Voting 1K+ · 3.9★ (24) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 kk Star Ratings – Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks 70K+ · 3.9★ (171) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Democracy Poll 6K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 bbPress Voting 400+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls 6K+ · 4.4★ (91) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe 1K+ · 4.4★ (89) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 WP Voting Contest Lite 400+ · 3.1★ (15) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 3K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot 5K+ · 4.6★ (69) wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 Forumax – AI Powered Advanced Community Forum Plugin 500+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Tribulant Gallery Voting 300+ · 4.2★ (12) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block – Create Beautiful FAQs, Content Accordions & Interactive Tabs 9K+ · 4.1★ (34) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 IdeaPush 700+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #20 21 Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more 200K+ · 2.7★ (34) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 Pollify – Feedback Polls, Anonymous Polls, Up/down Voting, NPS Surveys, Export data 60+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 WP Easy Poll 60+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 WM Voting – Simple Polls & Surveys 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.