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

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 “wplms”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

Vibe BuddyPress WooCommerce shows at wp.org #15 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 90+ 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

Nextend Social Login and Register places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 446 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148) wp.org #1 2 GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI 10K+ · 4.9★ (493) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI 6K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (446) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too low 7 Broadcast 1K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 W WPLMS CoAuthors Plus 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Skyroom 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 WPLMS H5P 1K+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 W WPLMS MyCred AddOn 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 W WPLMS Unit Access Addon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Send Data from any wp form to Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Notion, Slack & More – EasyLink Automations 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 W WPLMS LEARNDASH MIGRATION 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 W Wplms bigbluebutton addon 300+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 W WPLMS LEARNPRESS MIGRATION 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 W WPLMS WooCommerce Memberships 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Dynamic Post title for CF7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 W WPLMS BadgeOS 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 W WPLMS User Generated Quiz 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 B BP GROUPS IMPORT USERS 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 W WPLMS COURSEWARE MIGRATION 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Vibe BuddyPress WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 W WPLMS DWQA 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 4 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.