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

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 “wpglobus”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Multilingual Comments for WPGlobus shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its — 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

Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 209 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPGlobus 9K+ · 4.5★ (228) wp.org #1 2 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #2 3 Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel 70K+ · 4.7★ (433) wp.org #3 4 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (378) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin 10K+ · 4.3★ (100) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) 10K+ · 4.0★ (116) wp.org #8 9 Real Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Collect Customer Reviews and Video Testimonials 40K+ · 4.7★ (226) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce & WordPress Tabs Builder – Smart Tabs 10K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (209) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 BP Profile Search 5K+ · 5.0★ (71) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 TranslateRocket – Free Multilingual Translation, Unlimited Languages 20+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Filikod – ALT Text Audit & Bulk Management 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 WPGlobus for WPBakery Visual Composer 2K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 FancyPost – Post Blocks, Grids & Sliders for Block Editor and Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 FAQ Schema – Accordion, Tab, Slider & Gutenberg Block 1K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System 300+ · 4.4★ (13) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 M Multilingual Comments for WPGlobus — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 WP Tabby – Ultimate WP Tabs Plugin for WordPress 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 LegalWeb Cloud 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 SlyTranslate – AI Translation Abilities 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Max Slider for Elementor — · 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.