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

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 “gpsr”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

Tiers – Tiered Pricing for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #18 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too low 2 EU Consumer Rights for WooCommerce – Guarantee Notice, GARAN Label, Withdrawal Button, Right to Repair, Omnibus Price & GPSR 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 Dropshipping XML for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 GPSR for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Euverify- GPSR, CE & UKCA for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↓1 3 too high 7 Multichannel Integration for WooCommerce: eBay, Amazon, Otto, Kaufland, Hood & More 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 8 LystoSync for eBay 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Rampedigitale GPSR Guard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Silv GPSR Compliance for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Primevo GPSR Product Safety for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Sieve – Faceted Filter for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too low 13 Lodestone Product Compliance – GPSR for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Waitlist – Back in Stock for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 CertaCart GPSR & EU Product Readiness for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 BuildsByLuke Product Guarantee Notice – EU Legal Warranty for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Shoplex – EU Compliance for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Grafiduo Connector for InPost Von Halsky — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 JeyTech Safety Data by Brand for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 RechtsRadar Shop-Check — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 EuroBrit – EU & UK Compliance for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Merqivio EU Compliance — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Tiers – Tiered Pricing for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 Rankfluent AI – SEO Content & Translations — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.