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

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 “ebay”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Multichannel Integration for WooCommerce: eBay, Amazon, Otto, Kaufland, Hood & More shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 542 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP-Lister Lite for eBay 2K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 LitCommerce: Sell on eBay, Etsy, Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart & more from WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (284) wp.org #5 ↑14 2 too low 4 Fast eBay Listings 400+ · 4.5★ (18) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #10 ↑7 5 too low 6 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements 40K+ · 4.9★ (542) wp.org #19 ↑1 12 too low 8 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 WP eBay Product Feeds 700+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Widgets for Ebay Reviews 500+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 WC Vendors – WooCommerce Multivendor, WooCommerce Marketplace, Product Vendors 3K+ · 4.5★ (188) wp.org #22 ↑2 11 too low 12 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too low 13 AffiliateX – Amazon Affiliate Plugin, Product Boxes, Comparison Tables & Affiliate Link Tracking 9K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #20 ↑2 7 too low 14 Auto Affiliate Links 2K+ · 4.1★ (39) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #14 ↑9 1 too high 16 SharkDropship & Affiliate for AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy and Temu 400+ · 3.7★ (31) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 eBay Link 90+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑2 10 too high 18 Multichannel for WooCommerce – Amazon, ebay and more 70+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 Product Lister for eBay 70+ · 3.1★ (8) wp.org #9 ↑2 10 too high 20 Fast Etsy Listings 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Multichannel Integration for WooCommerce: eBay, Amazon, Otto, Kaufland, Hood & More 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 13 too high 22 LystoSync for eBay 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #23 24 VK Link Target Controller 30K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 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.