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

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 “yarpp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

SPAI – Similar posts AI Plugin shows at wp.org #8 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #1 2

YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (1163) stale but ranked wp.org #2 3

upPrev 1K+ · 4.6★ (126) wp.org #4 5

Glossary 2K+ · 4.7★ (84) wp.org #5 6

OG — Better Share on Social Media 30K+ · 4.8★ (216) wp.org #9 3 too low 7

LinkBoss – Semantic AI Internal Linking 2K+ · 4.8★ (17) thin reviews wp.org #10 3 too low 8

Affiliate Coupons – Coupon Display Manager – Excellent Tool for Affiliate Marketers 1K+ · 4.5★ (36) wp.org #12 4 too low 9

FV Simpler SEO 2K+ · 4.6★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #11 2 too low 10 A AllWebMenus WordPress Menu Plugin 10+ · 3.7★ (12) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 8 too low 11

List YARPP Block 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 5 too high 12 A Article Relationship Graph for YARPP — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 5 too high 13

FreshenUp — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too high 17

BusinessPress 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #13 4 too high 18 P Pagebar2 900+ · 3.7★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 2 too high 19 P Plugin Info — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too low 20 S SideNails 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Y YARPP For bbpress 10+ · 2.0★ (4) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 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.