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

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 “ecwid”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Live Chat Plugin for Elementor – LiveChat shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 212 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart 20K+ · 4.5★ (228) wp.org #1 2 Chatra Live Chat + ChatBot + Cart Saver 2K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 LitExtension – Automated Store Migration & Import 1K+ · 4.8★ (51) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 LiveChat – Live Chat Plugin for WP Websites 10K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat 3K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Soumettre.fr 10K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Protect schema.org markup in HTML editor 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 WiserNotify – Social Proof & FOMO Notifications, WooCommerce Sales Popups, Reviews & Announcement Bar 900+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Zotabox – 20+ Promotional Sales tools to boost your subscribers and sales 500+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Call Now, Email, Messaging, Sharing Buttons for Mobile 200+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Social Sharing Buttons 100+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Linguise – AI Automatic Multilingual Translation 1K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Back To Top Pro 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #14 15 Easy Popup – Welcome Popup, Email Popup, Exit Popup 60+ · 3.4★ (10) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Header Bar 100+ · 2.8★ (14) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Scroll Triggered Box / Slide Box 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Imajize 60+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Notification Box Pro 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Live Chat Plugin for Elementor – LiveChat 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 EU Cookie Law Notice/Banner 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 OptiCache 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Store Locator with Google Map 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Testimonial Slider 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.