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

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 “awin”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

Awin Publisher MasterTag shows at wp.org #5 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels places #2 on merit, 4.6★ from 838 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #2 ↑6 1 too low 2 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #6 ↓2 4 too low 3 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #3 ↑2 4 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #14 ↑7 10 too low 5 Content Egg – Affiliate Product Importer & Price Comparison 10K+ · 3.9★ (56) wp.org #9 ↓3 4 too low 6 Affiliate Sales in Google Analytics and other tools 1K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Affiliate Link Marker 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Affiliate Links – Link Cloaking and Management 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 Awin – Advertiser Tracking for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #1 8 too high 10 WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads 900+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #18 ↓2 8 too low 11 Affiliate Power – Sales Tracking for Affiliate Marketers 100+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 AdPresso – The Modern Ad Manager for AdSense, Banners & Ad Tracking 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 Awin Data Feed 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓2 9 too high 14 Advanced Ads for WPBakery Page Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑7 7 too high 15 LitCommerce: Product Feed Tool For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 Affiliate AI Lite 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 Thumbnail Link for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 EasyFeedManager – Product Feed for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Offrinko — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Muri Link Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 EUROPAN Internet-Stadt — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 AnyTrack Affiliate Link Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 linkPizza-Manager 700+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 Awin Publisher MasterTag 1K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓2 19 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.