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

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 wordpress”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 3 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

GPSR for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #1 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store places #3 on merit, 4.5★ from 206 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #4 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 #3 1 too low 3 WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ · 4.5★ (206) wp.org #13 10 too low 4 Dropshipping XML for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #5 6 WP-Lister Lite for eBay 2K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 GPSR for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #1 6 too high 8 Euverify- GPSR, CE & UKCA for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Multichannel Integration for WooCommerce: eBay, Amazon, Otto, Kaufland, Hood & More 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 LystoSync for eBay 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Rampedigitale GPSR Guard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Silv GPSR Compliance for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Primevo GPSR Product Safety for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Sieve – Faceted Filter for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 Waitlist – Back in Stock for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too low 16 CertaCart GPSR & EU Product Readiness for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 BuildsByLuke Product Guarantee Notice – EU Legal Warranty for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Shoplex – EU Compliance for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 RechtsRadar Shop-Check — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Merqivio EU Compliance — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Rankfluent AI – SEO Content & Translations — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Konformia Shop Scanner: Accessibility, Trackers, Checkout — · 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 Merqivio Checked — · 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.