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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “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 “commerce”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Contractor Commerce Integration shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 40+ 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

Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 399 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #9 ↓5 5 too low 5 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #15 ↓3 10 too low 6 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #13 ↓3 7 too low 7 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #7 ↓3 8 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 Welcart e-Commerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #3 ↓1 6 too high 10 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 too low 13 I Inspire Commerce Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 ↑11 11 too high 14 AI Product Search for WooCommerce – Motive Commerce Search 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #5 ↓2 9 too high 15 Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.9★ (693) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Conversios – GA4, Google Ads & Meta Conversion Tracking with Product Feed for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (206) wp.org #24 ↓8 8 too low 17 BjornTech Swish for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 Twice Commerce – Easy Rental Booking System 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Furgonetka.pl: Przesyłki & Narzędzia e-commerce 7K+ · 2.9★ (14) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Agentic Commerce for WooCommerce 70+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 WPSSO Commerce Manager Catalog Feed XML 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 CT Commerce Lite 200+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 Contractor Commerce Integration 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓3 13 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.