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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “e pos”

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 “e pos”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 5 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

E-kassa.fi POS-system shows at wp.org #4 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ 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

Basic Google Maps Placemarks places #11 on merit, 4.4★ from 51 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 POS Entegratör – Gurmehub Ödeme Eklentisi 1K+ · 4.7★ (48) wp.org #1 2 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #2 3 BjornTech PayPal POS integration for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Conversios – GA4, Google Ads & Meta Conversion Tracking with Product Feed for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (206) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too low 6 PayTR Sanal POS WooCommerce – iFrame API 10K+ · 3.2★ (10) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart 20K+ · 4.5★ (228) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 Moloni 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 wp-forecast 4K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #19 ↓1 10 too low 10 Smart Online Order for Clover 1K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Basic Google Maps Placemarks 2K+ · 4.4★ (51) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 InPost PL 10K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode 60K+ · 3.7★ (45) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Furgonetka.pl: Przesyłki & Narzędzia e-commerce 7K+ · 2.9★ (14) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Epeken All Kurir for Woocommerce 400+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 E-kassa.fi POS-system 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 13 too high 18 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 ACS Points Plugin 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Экспресс Платежи: E-POS 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Final POS – Drag & Drop Point of Sale Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Empik for Woocommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 SanalPosPRO Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.