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

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 “xps”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

GoFactoX: Facture électronique Factur-X for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 82 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 CopySafe Video Protection – Copy Protect Video 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 XPS Ship Integration 1K+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #18 ↓1 14 too low 5 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓1 12 too low 6 Xtreme Courses 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Adventurebook 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 Vampire Character Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 GameEngine – Gamification, Points, Badges & Leaderboards 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Rapls PDF Image Creator – PDF Thumbnails & Featured Images 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 WoPo Paint 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Smaoui CII Electronic Invoicing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 WP Browser/Platform Detection 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 Facécie — Facturation électronique — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 Sotask Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 System Requirements Check 30+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 GoFactoX: Facture électronique Factur-X for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 AnimFolio – Animated Portfolio & Resume Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 6 too high 20 Claimlume Faucet Rewards — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 6 too high 21 WoPo Minesweeper 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Level system — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 ONLYOFFICE Docs 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 WoPo Notepad 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓2 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.