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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “devs accounting”

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 “devs accounting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Devs Accounting – Simple Accounting and Invoicing Solution shows at wp.org #4 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

LiteSpeed Cache places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 2778 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #1 2 Donation Platform for WooCommerce: Fundraising & Donation Management 7K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #18 13 too low 6 User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 20K+ · 4.1★ (537) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 WPSyncSheets For WooCommerce – Import & Export Orders, Products, Customers & Coupons to Google Sheets in Real-Time 700+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #10 ↑3 3 too low 8 Booking Activities 3K+ · 5.0★ (121) wp.org #21 13 too low 9 BjornTech Fortnox Hub for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11 File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Netcash WooCommerce Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 WP-CRM System – Manage Clients and Projects 700+ · 3.9★ (15) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 PayPlug for WooCommerce (Official) 4K+ · 3.3★ (7) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Devs Accounting – Simple Accounting and Invoicing Solution — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 11 too high 16 Peki – Fiken Integration for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 17 Site.pro for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Eway Payments for Woo 3K+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 Integrate multiple Zoho products with WooCommerce and 20+ WordPress form plugins 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Ndizi Project Management 10+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 too low 21 Plugnition Deferred Revenue Tracker for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Integrazo Automator – Send Form & WooCommerce Data to CRM & Marketing Tools 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 PDF Invoice and Packing Slip for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 zimpliScribe — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.