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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “backorder split”

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 “backorder split”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Products and Variations Visibility PRO For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #16 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 100+ 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

ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets places #5 on merit, 4.6★ from 212 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Deposits & Partial Payments for WooCommerce – Bayna 1K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 Order Splitter for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.7★ (70) wp.org #5 ↓2 3 too low 3 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WC Order Split 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 ↑7 2 too high 5 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too low 6 WC Backorder Split 50+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 Partial Shipment for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 Multi Location Product & Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 ↓2 9 Product Page Customizer for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 StoreBuild – Online Store Builder for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too high 11 FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Split Backorder for Woocommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too high 13 KooKoa Folders – Media Library Folders & File Organizer 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Faire for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.0★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 SwatchCraft – Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 RestockBeacon Preorder & Back in Stock for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 Themofy Addons for Elementor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Out the Door – Order Tasks & Workflows for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 DawsonyWeb Held Orders and Combined Shipping for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 DevMerx Delivery Date Estimator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 PreOrder Pilot – Pre-Orders for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓10 2 too low 22 Products and Variations Visibility PRO For WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 YeeShipping – Weight & Dimensional Weight Rates for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Kogility Bookkeeping for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.