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

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 “writting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 16. 3 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

MyBook shows at wp.org #11 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

FindWord TSW 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Urdu Keyboard 200+ · 4.5★ (8) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #3 1 too low 3

Rife Extensions & Templates for Elementor 20K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #5 2 too low 4

Emogic Tarot Reader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) not PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 2 too high 5

QnABuy — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Screen Reader Text Format 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 1 too low 7

Mixmat — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 1 too low 8

Urdu Typing 300+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 1 too low 9 A Autocorrector WP CamelCase — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 1 too low 10

Posteria : Web to WordPress to Social Media Content Suite 20+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 4 too high 11 T TK Reminders — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 1 too low 12 J JB Common — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 1 too low 13 M MyPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too low 14 J Jabber Feed — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too low 15 U UBB Master — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 M MyBook — · 3.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 5 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.