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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “electronic commerce”

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 “electronic commerce”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Gain Commerce NMI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 70+ 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

eCommerce Product Catalog places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 270 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 Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (288) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.9★ (693) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 POP – e-invoicing for WooCommerce: SdI, PEPPOL, KSeF (ex-WooPop) 90+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Fattura24 400+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too low 6 eCommerce Product Catalog 7K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #15 ↓4 9 too low 7 Electronic Signature Add-on for Fluent Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 6 too high 8 Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder – Jotform 20K+ · 3.2★ (29) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too low 9 Livebeep – Chatbot, Live Chat, CRM & Digital Marketing 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 Pinterest for WooCommerce 200K+ · 2.3★ (68) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too high 12 Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 6 too high 13 WCBoost – Variation Swatches 40K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 Digital Signature Add-on for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.1★ (19) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 ilGhera Danea Exporter for WooCommerce 80+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Pledged Plugins PCI Gateway for NMI and WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Login with Vipps and MobilePay 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 B2B Product Catalog – No E-Commerce, Global RFQ & Bulk Quote 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too high 20 WP Forms Signature Contract Add-On 800+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Electronic Signature Add-on for Forminator 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Gain Commerce NMI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 9 too high 24 WPML Multilingual for Easy Digital Downloads 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.