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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cm commerce”

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

MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FG Magento to WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 83 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CM Answers – Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A 300+ · 3.8★ (86) wp.org #1 2 WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.2★ (454) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 FG PrestaShop to WooCommerce 800+ · 4.7★ (125) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 FV Simpler SEO 2K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #4 5 Prodigy Commerce 20+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 FG Magento to WooCommerce 100+ · 4.8★ (83) wp.org #16 ↓4 10 too low 7 Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #7 8 VikAppointments Services Booking Calendar 500+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 FG OpenCart to WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #13 ↑2 4 too low 10 VikRestaurants Table Reservations and Take-Away 600+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Nexi XPay 7K+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 TimeSaverBot – Multilingual AI Chatbot for WooCommerce & Live Chat 100+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 CM Commerce for WooCommerce 80+ · 4.7★ (28) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Ecommerce Fabrick 1K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Checkout Location Picker for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 The Courier Guy Shipping for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.1★ (23) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 Magento 2 WP Integration 100+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Alma – Pay in installments or later for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Shiprocket 10K+ · 2.7★ (20) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ · 2.7★ (3) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 Selected Kpi Integration 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 C CM Auto Alt Text — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 BotPenguin – Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 User Sync 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #14 10 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.