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

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 “bookkeeping”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Kogility Bookkeeping for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — 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

Ninjalytics: Sales Reports & Order Export for WooCommerce and EDD places #3 on merit, 4.4★ from 57 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Nexi Checkout 2K+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #1 2 WP Gravity Forms FreshDesk Plugin 100+ · 4.9★ (19) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too low 3 Ninjalytics: Sales Reports & Order Export for WooCommerce and EDD 6K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too low 4 Integration for Gravity Forms and Pipedrive 200+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 BjornTech Fortnox Hub for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Accounting for WooCommerce 500+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Fortnox for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 Peki – Fiken Integration for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Kogility Bookkeeping for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑9 6 too high 10 Sharespine Woocommerce Connector 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Simple Payment 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Sync media with AWS S3 CloudFront 20+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #12 13 myEasyCompta – Invoicing, Accounting & Quotes Plugin for WordPress 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓3 9 too low 14 Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Payday 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 Bizuno Accounting – ERP/Accounting/CRM (for WordPress) 10+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓8 2 too low 17 Zero BS Accounting 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 N Novex Demo Importer 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Web:D Accounts 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Zoho Books Integration For WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Alfeizar Invoices for LearnPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 SME Accounting for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Saga Payments for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Integrazo Automator – Send Form & WooCommerce Data to CRM & Marketing Tools 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.