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

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 “forecasting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Recurio – Ultimate Subscription for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 20 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Putler – Simple WooCommerce Analytics for your Store 200+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #1 2 Shelf Planner Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #2 3 Sublium Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce – Recurring Payments, Subscription Plans & Installments 700+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #3 4 Autoship Cloud for WooCommerce Subscription Products 100+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Divine Astro 100+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Simple Analytics 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Wettervorhersage 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too low 9 REPORTiT – Advanced Reporting for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Verve AI – Inventory Forecasting for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 WhoKnew Views – View Counter & Social Proof for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Awesome Car Rental & Booking 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Stock Multiplier for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 360 Analytics for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Newsroom OS – Google Discover, Google News, Schema & Editorial Workflow 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Gernx Profit Dashboard for WooCommerce – Profit Tracking, Cost of Goods & Profit Reports 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 Waitlytics – Back in Stock Notifier & Waitlist for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 StockOracle AI – Inventory Intelligence for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Stock Forecast for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 FBS StockMind – AI Inventory Management, Predictive Stock Alerts & Reorder Reminders for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓3 3 too high 21 Leanmerce Purchase Planner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Sales Forecast & Inventory Prediction — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 PriceBoostAi Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Recurio – Ultimate Subscription for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #4 20 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.