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

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 “commodities”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 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

EdgeTariff – Duty and Tax for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Stock Market Overview 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Stock Market Ticker 2K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Stockdio Historical Chart 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 6 Importify – AI Dropshipping for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (27) wp.org #21 ↓1 15 too low 7 Stock Ticker 2K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 Shipi – DHL Express Integration for Woocommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 10 Fraktjakt WooCommerce Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Stock Market News 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Search URL Beautifier 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Share Link 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 DaazMarkets — Global Market Prices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Duegrove EUDR Reference Records for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Waveleta – Crypto Price Ticker, Charts & Currency Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Lion Parcel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 CARDZ3N Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Personal Finance Manager – PN — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Vitxi Converse – Intelligent AI chatbot for Social Media — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 EdgeTariff – Duty and Tax for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 AcconsentoBot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 S SmartMoney77 Financial Calculators 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Valor Pay 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 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.