Rank Simulator
See why a plugin ranks where it does
Enter any plugin and a search term. We run the search on WordPress.org and break the position down with the scoring code WordPress.org publishes.
- Its live position for any search
- The six ranking multipliers, exact
- The results just above and below it
- How well our estimate fits the real order
Yoast SEO for “seo”
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AIOpen its stats pageAround it in the results
Each result's score is its text match times its multiplier. Compare the factors with the results just above.
| # | Name | Updated | Tested | Support | Rating | Installs | Multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 6.18 | ×7.18 |
| 2 | Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI (this plugin) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 6.57 | ×8.02 |
| 3 | All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 1.08 | 5.88 | ×5.38 |
| 4 | SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.48 | 1.10 | 5.05 | ×2.11 |
| 5 | The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 1.11 | 4.88 | ×2.52 |
Its multipliers
- Last updated×1.000
Full score for 168 more days, then it starts to fall.
- Tested up to×1.000
Says 7.1.4, current with WordPress 7.1.
- Resolved support threads×1.114
44 of 45 threads resolved in the last two months.
- Rating×1.095of ×1.118
4.8 stars from 27,820 reviews.
- Active installs×6.574
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
- Size penalty×1.000
None above 1M installs.
What if…
Try a release, more resolved threads or a better rating and see the predicted position, plus the single changes worth the most places. In your dashboard, from the Boost plan.
Track this search every day
Add the plugin to your dashboard and we check this search every night, keep the history, and tell you when you move.
- Daily position history
- What-if simulations
- Alerts when you drop
Inside the Rank Simulator
The six multipliers
Last update, tested up to, installs, size, resolved support and rating, computed with WordPress.org's own formula.
The results around you
The plugins just above and below, with each factor side by side, so you see why they win.
Estimate fit
How closely our estimated order matches the real one for this search, so you know how far to trust it.
What-if sliders
Change one input at a time and see the predicted position move. In the dashboard, from Boost.
Best single changes
The one change worth the most places for this keyword, ranked. In the dashboard, from Boost.
Live, not stale
Every lookup uses WordPress.org's current search results, cached for six hours at most.
Questions
How exact is it?
The multipliers are exact: they use the same formula as WordPress.org's open-source search code. How well a plugin's text matches a search is estimated, so positions predicted after a change are estimates. The fit score tells you how close the estimate is for each search.
Why might the position differ from what I see on WordPress.org?
Search results change through the day as plugins update. Ours come from the live search when you look, cached for up to six hours. Localised directories (for example de.wordpress.org) can rank differently.
Does it work for themes?
Not yet. Theme search uses a different ranking, so the simulator covers plugins only.
How many lookups can I do?
Twenty new searches an hour without an account, sixty when signed in. Searches someone has looked up recently are free and instant.
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