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

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 “yo”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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

Order Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ · 4.6★ (205) wp.org #1 2 Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP 100K+ · 4.5★ (252) wp.org #2 3 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #3 4 Gratisfaction- Loyalty, Rewards , Referral, Birthday and Giveaway Program 600+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #4 5 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617) wp.org #5 6 Location Pack for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #6 7 Taxonomy Images 8K+ · 4.4★ (40) wp.org #17 10 too low 8 Abandoned Checkout Recovery & Order Notifications for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Post Sliders 200+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Asta HTML Minifier 100+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Yo Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Finest Floating Cart for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 DKI Dynamic Location Inserter 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 FireCask Like & Share Button 400+ · 2.7★ (7) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Order Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 TIVENTS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Zinn® Cache 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 AffiliateBoxes.com Integration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Breadcrumbs Made Easy — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Zinn® Media Offload — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 RK – Smart Internal Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Zinn® Reseller Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Zinn® Connector — · 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.