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

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 “cpa”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Trackdesk for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Oasis Workflow places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 51 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #1 2 CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ · 4.8★ (3236) wp.org #2 3 My Agile Privacy® – CMP, Cookie Consent & Privacy Tools 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #3 4 WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Oasis Workflow 600+ · 4.8★ (51) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 wetracked.io for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #6 7 Pixel Tag Manager for WooCommerce – Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, and More Pixels 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Affiliate Sales in Google Analytics and other tools 1K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Termageddon: Cookie Consent & Privacy Compliance 8K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Morning for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Paiement par Carte DAHABIA et Carte CIB for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 CapiFlow – Conversions API (CAPI) Tracking for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 PixelFlow – Meta & TikTok Pixel + Conversions API for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Dynamic Post – AI Content – White Paper – Peer Review – Tax & Accounting Sites 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 SERVIT Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 2 too low 16 Katalys Advertiser Integration 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 PhilDesigns Clean Invoices — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 AdEditors Commerce Performance Workspace — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 LedgerPort – Accounting Sync for WooCommerce – E-commerce Accounting Automation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 NettoProfit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Adroit Advertising Monitor for Meta Ads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Trackdesk for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 CYTRIO Consent Management 100+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #14 9 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.