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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “auction plugin”

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 “auction plugin”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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

Apibara Vehicle Auction Listings shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ 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 #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 60 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 My auctions allegro 500+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #2 ↑3 1 too low 2 AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #3 ↑3 1 too low 3 Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #4 ↑3 1 too low 4 WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (286) wp.org #6 ↑3 2 too low 5 Auction Feed 80+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #1 ↑3 4 too high 6 WC Vendors – WooCommerce Multivendor, WooCommerce Marketplace, Product Vendors 3K+ · 4.5★ (188) wp.org #5 ↑3 1 too high 7 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #7 ↑5 8 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #8 ↑2 9 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #10 ↑3 1 too low 10 BuddyForms 800+ · 4.8★ (180) wp.org #13 ↑4 3 too low 11 Listdom: AI-powered Business Directory with Classifieds Ads Listings 1K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #16 ↑4 5 too low 12 BuddyPress Integration for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.3★ (72) wp.org #15 ↑4 3 too low 13 SideMenu 900+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #12 ↑3 1 too high 14 Easy Property Listings 5K+ · 4.7★ (112) wp.org #19 ↑4 5 too low 15 Actirise – Advertising & Monetization 200+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #11 ↑3 4 too high 16 Music Player for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Fast eBay Listings 400+ · 4.5★ (18) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 VPSUForm – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder with Email Automation 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 BuddyForms Ultimate Member 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↑5 2 too high 20 Apibara Vehicle Auction Listings 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑15 11 too high 21 Drop Prices for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑2 7 too high 22 Auction Lister — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑3 4 too high 23 Auto Refresh Post & Page 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 R RT Auction Product for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) 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.