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

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 “cashier”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

BridgerPay Woocommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 30+ 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

Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) places #3 on merit, 4.5★ from 74 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Vitepos – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (54) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 wePOS – Point Of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce & Dokan 2K+ · 3.5★ (22) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #9 ↓3 6 too low 4 Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android 700+ · 4.2★ (90) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Wallet System for WooCommerce – Digital Wallet, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Instant Cashback, Referral program, Partial & Subscription Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #10 ↑4 5 too low 6 MultiPOS – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce, Barcode Scanner & Cash Register 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 WebPOS – Point of Sale for WooCommerce 50+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Jovvie Point of Sale POS for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Integrate WooCommerce with Lightspeed (Vend) 40+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #11 ↓3 1 too low 11 FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 BridgerPay Woocommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑6 8 too high 13 Sharespine Woocommerce Connector 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 OpenPOS Lite – Point of Sale for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Paytiko for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Posoria – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 Web Plura Restaurant Hub – QR Ordering, Kitchen Display & Cashier POS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 SIRAPIX POS for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Monobank WP Payment 1K+ · 2.5★ (8) wp.org #19 20 G GlobePay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Nina Retail POS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 A Arcsan POS de Mostrador — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 eStorePOS – Point of Sale (POS) for WordPress eCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Cardflo — · 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.