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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ean 13”

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 “ean 13”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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

Flexible EAN for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 248 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory 10K+ · 4.9★ (56) wp.org #1 2 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags 4K+ · 4.6★ (306) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 BjornTech PayPal POS integration for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #5 6 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #13 ↑2 7 too low 7 Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce 60K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 WPSSO Schema Product Metadata for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Product Code for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #20 ↑1 10 too low 11 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Dropshipping XML for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Coupons & Add to Cart by URL Links for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Venuera – Event Tickets for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 EAN, UPC and ISBN for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #2 13 too high 16 Name Your Price: Make Your Own Offer for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 Ficoo – Fatture in Cloud per WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Flexible EAN for WooCommerce 200+ · 2.7★ (3) wp.org #3 15 too high 19 SkyServers EAN Barcode Finder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Barcode Generator for WooCommerce – Create & Print Barcodes Easily 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 B Barcodegen – Barcode Generator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Phoenix Price Labels for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Barcode Man for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Feed KuantoKusta for WooCommerce – Free 100+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.