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

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 “xprofile”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 2 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

BuddyForms Advanced Custom Fields shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.3★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

BuddyPress Builder for Elementor – BuddyBuilder places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 57 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 B BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types 3K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #1 2 B BP xProfile Location 500+ · 4.4★ (10) wp.org #2 3 Author Avatars List/Block 4K+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 BuddyPress Builder for Elementor – BuddyBuilder 1K+ · 4.6★ (57) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 JSON API User 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 A Advanced XProfile Fields for BuddyPress 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 ↑1 3 too high 7 ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 10K+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too low 8 BuddyPress & BuddyBoss Member Profile Forms 300+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #11 ↑7 3 too low 9 Match Me for BuddyPress & BuddyBoss 200+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #12 ↓3 3 too low 10 CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 BuddyPress xProfile Checkout Manager for WooCommerce 50+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #4 ↑16 7 too high 12 W WP Social AutoConnect 400+ · 4.4★ (13) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 too low 13 BuddyPress Default Data 300+ · 3.9★ (22) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14 Office 365 User Authentication for WordPress 20+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓1 6 too low 15 Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Check-ins 90+ · 3.5★ (11) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 Intranet and Extranet with O365 Login 40+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↑1 5 too low 17 Activity Link Preview For BuddyPress 100+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 LH Buddypress Export Xprofile Data 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 BuddyForms Advanced Custom Fields 100+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 RP xProfile Import Export — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 ProfileSwitch Lite – Family Accounts & Child Profiles 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑3 2 too high 22 User Supersearch 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Birthday Block for BuddyPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 BP Devolved Authority 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.