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

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 “abn”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 20+ 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.

Buried gem

WP-Lister Lite for eBay places #7 on merit, 4.3★ from 74 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Pronamic Pay 2K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #1 2 WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) wp.org #2 3 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Tax Exemption for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 ABN Lookup for Gravity Forms 100+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 WP-Lister Lite for eBay 2K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #24 ↓1 17 too low 8 PDF Invoice Document Manager for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 9 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #23 14 too low 10 LibraX Invoice 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Accountants.Contact Sync for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Asteris B2B Wholesale – Wholesale Prices, Roles & Request-a-Quote for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Datalinc GST Docs for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Demfilz Customer Statements for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 StoreInvoice Print PDF Invoices and Packing Slips for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 SEPA Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Tax Invoice Requests for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Tablekeep – Restaurant Booking Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Osapher — Sovereign Identity & Schema — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 getAddress() Address Autocomplete — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 URL Export Addon for TranslatePress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 GoRoute E-Invoicing for WooCommerce – Peppol invoices, credit notes, delivery status — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 JonnyAD SEO – Meta Tags, Schema & Sitemaps — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.