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Plugins Rating

We are using a Bayesian Rating to calculate the rating displayed for each plugin in the plugin repository, as well as within the product. The precise formula we are using is:

bayesianRating = (sum(userRatings) + 2 * meanVote) / (count(userRatings) + 2)

meanVote is an average vote of all plugins in the plugin repository.

It may be a bit confusing that the plugin rating is not five, while all votes are five stars. However, the reason for using the Bayesian rating is to avoid the situation when the plugin with a few 5-star votes is rated higher than the plugins having many diverse votes (and not all of them are five stars.)

Last modified: 21 March 2023