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

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 “zillow”, we agree with wp.org 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 it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

Listings for Zillow shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 30+ 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

Listdom: AI-powered Business Directory with Classifieds Ads Listings places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 60 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Zillow Review Slider 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing & Member Directories for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #5 ↑4 2 too low 4 Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 Customer Reviews Collector for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #7 8 Reviews Widgets for Google & 45+ platforms by Repuso 1K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 WP Yelp Review Slider 1K+ · 4.9★ (24) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10 Listdom: AI-powered Business Directory with Classifieds Ads Listings 1K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #21 ↑1 11 too low 11 Widgets for Zillow Reviews 200+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #2 ↑1 9 too high 12 Widgets for Amazon Reviews 2K+ · 4.0★ (45) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 Easy Zillow Reviews 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↑1 10 too high 14 Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Widgets for Ebay Reviews 500+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 L Listings for Zillow 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Widgets for Expedia Reviews 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑2 1 too high 19 Widgets for Capterra Reviews 100+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #19 ↑1 20 Rent Fetch 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Widgets for Opentable Reviews 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Widgets for Hotels.com Reviews 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 Review Widgets for Szallas.hu 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Widgets for WordPress Reviews 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #24

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.