Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “b2b”

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 “b2b”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

Private Store for WooCommerce B2B & Wholesale by B2BKing shows at wp.org #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 600+ 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

Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation places #6 on merit, 4.3★ from 152 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WholesaleX – Wholesale Pricing & B2B Solution 2K+ · 5.0★ (67) wp.org #3 4 Whols – Wholesale Prices and B2B Store Solution for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #4 5 Albacross – B2B Website Visitor Identification 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation 30K+ · 4.3★ (152) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (37) wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (39) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 CommerceBird – AI Support & Sales Agents, Helpdesk and B2B for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Invoice Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Place Order Without Payment for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 B2B Invoice Payment Method for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #23 ↓3 8 too low 16 B2B Product Catalog – No E-Commerce, Global RFQ & Bulk Quote 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Private Store for WooCommerce B2B & Wholesale by B2BKing 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 12 too high 18 NIF (Num. de Contribuinte Português) for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 too low 19 B2B Request a Quote 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓2 8 too high 20 Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 21 Price & Cart Hider – WooCommerce Catalog Mode, Wholesale & B2B 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 12 too high 22 Leadinfo 7K+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Add LinkedIn Insight Tag for LinkedIn Ads 4K+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓4 1 too high 24 AI Marketing Expert — AI Email Marketing, AI Content Generator, SEO Analyzer, AI Workflow Automation, Social Media & Ai Chatbot 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.