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

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 “wptools”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 18.

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

Divi Testimonial Plus shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Divi Gravity Forms (WP Tools) 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Image Carousel For Divi 1K+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 Masonry Gallery & Posts For Divi (WP Tools) 700+ · 2.8★ (5) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 M Message Filter for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #16 12 too low 5 Ultimate Carousel For Divi 700+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Divi Product Carousel 200+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #6 7 S SMS Extension for Contact Form 7 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 Divi Content Restrictor 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Events Calendar For Divi 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 FAQ Manager For Divi, Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Divi Blog Carousel 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Grid & Styler For Contact Form 7 And Divi 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Block Styler For Gravity Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Local SEO For Divi & Gutenberg Blocks — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Food Recipes — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Divi Testimonial Plus 200+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Faq Module For Divi 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 WPtools.io Cloud Backup & Restore Plugin — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18

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.