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

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 “zalo”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

Contact Zalo Report SW shows at wp.org #13 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 800+ 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 Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #1 2 Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #2 3 WP Click to Chat – Email, Live Chat, Call & Book Now Buttons 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Yivic Easy Live Chat 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Nút Bấm Liên Hệ Dibrother 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 SGDIEN Contact Footer 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 All-in-one contact buttons – WPSHARE247 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Sitevorx — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Tapdock – Floating Call & Chat Buttons 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑2 1 too high 11 AIO Tools (All in One Tools) 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Vinh XD Form Notifications for Zalo OA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Contact Link Button 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 HDWebmobile Socials Floating — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 lnduc Live Chat for OmniPost — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 EZDIGI Tool — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Ha Tang Chat — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too low 18 Contact Zalo Report SW 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 Vbee AIVoice – Text to Speech — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 Mloun Side Contact – Floating Contact Buttons for online chat, WeChat & Phone — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Web22 Scripted Chat — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 22 VN Speed Optimizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 Anti-Spam Guard for Better Messages — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 EchBay Phonering Alo 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓3 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.