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

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 “xslt”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

IsnSEO shows at wp.org #4 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 4 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ · 4.8★ (2233) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 ThinkRank SEO – AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console 20K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 T Ten&Two XSLT Processor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Website LLMs.txt 50K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Deklera – E-Rechnung, XRechnung & KSeF for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Custom Sitemap Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 IsnSEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Better RSS Feeds 100+ · 2.9★ (19) wp.org #15 ↓3 6 too low 10 Bearius SEO Light — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Rank Bix SEO – Lightweight SEO Toolkit with Multi-AI 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 12 XML Sitemap Generator for Google SEO by WPCodeQuill — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓3 13 Blogroll & Podroll Block 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 itdatex E-Invoice Intake — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓3 1 too high 15 Developersd Manage Media Support — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓3 1 too high 16 Website SEO Checker & Site Audit – On-Page SEO, Schema Markup, Sitemap & Redirects — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 17 Guru SEO AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 eInvoice Viewer for PEPPOL & EN16931 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓4 19 TamRank SEO – SEO Audit, Search Console, Schema & Redirects — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 P Password Strength Indicator using jQuery and XML 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓5 21 S Simpler Syntax Highlighter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓5 22 S Syntax Highlighter MT 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓5 2 too low 23 S SyntaxHighlighter Plus 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓5 24 RSS Feed Styles 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓5 2 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.