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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “catalog mode”

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 “catalog mode”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 7 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

Catalog Booster & Product Catalog Mode for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode 60K+ · 3.7★ (45) wp.org #1 2 ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode 10K+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #2 3 eCommerce Product Catalog 7K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too low 4 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 Art WooCommerce Order One Click 4K+ · 5.0★ (36) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (189) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too low 9 PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #17 ↓1 8 too low 10 Ultimate Product Catalog 4K+ · 4.5★ (233) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 PDF Catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (26) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 wModes – Catalog Mode, Product Pricing, Enquiry Forms & Promotions | for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↑1 9 too high 13 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #21 ↓4 8 too low 14 PiWeb Product Enquiry or product catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #14 15 Product Catalog Simple 1K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #15 16 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 R Restrict Products by Country & Country Catalogs for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 ELEX WooCommerce Role Based Pricing 2K+ · 4.1★ (14) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↑6 3 too high 20 Order on Mobile for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓4 4 too low 21 Price & Cart Hider – WooCommerce Catalog Mode, Wholesale & B2B 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 13 too high 22 Product Catalog Mode For WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 11 too high 23 Catalog Booster & Product Catalog Mode for WooCommerce 1K+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #5 ↑1 18 too high 24 PRyC WP/WooCommerce: Catalog Mode 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.