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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “demand forecasting”

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 “demand forecasting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 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 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

Wise Stock – Restock Intelligence & Sales Forecast for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Shelf Planner Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #1 2 Verve AI – Inventory Forecasting for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 WhoKnew Views – View Counter & Social Proof for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 StockOracle AI – Inventory Intelligence for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 Waitlytics – Back in Stock Notifier & Waitlist for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 PriceBoostAi Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Huviena Inventory Analytics for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Sales Forecast & Inventory Prediction — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 A AIventory Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Leanmerce Purchase Planner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 FBS StockMind – AI Inventory Management, Predictive Stock Alerts & Reorder Reminders for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Ovesio – Ecommerce Intelligence for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Stock Forecast for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 UltimaTour Operator 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 AIRF Advanced Intelligent Restock Forecast — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 A AI Stock Predictor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Laqi Unit Stock Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 StatPriv – All Your Site and WooCommerce Insights in One Place — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Notify Me! Back in stock for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 ProfitEngine — Purchasing & Inventory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 ClearFund — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Myrvento Loyalty for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 MarketBasketAnalysis for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Wise Stock – Restock Intelligence & Sales Forecast for WooCommerce — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #13 11 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.