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

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 “gst”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 30K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 87 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WebPlanex: GST Invoice India 400+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too low 3 GST Invoice for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.5★ (18) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce – Challan 7K+ · 4.6★ (47) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #11 ↑3 6 too low 6 WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #15 ↑6 8 too low 8 WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ · 2.0★ (105) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Quaderno: Global Tax & Invoicing Automation for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant 2K+ · 4.8★ (87) wp.org #18 ↓2 8 too low 11 Easyship WooCommerce Shipping Rates 2K+ · 4.2★ (54) wp.org #14 ↑3 3 too low 12 Live Shipping Rates Australia for woocommerce – Get real-time shipping rates for your store 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Claim GST for Input Tax Credit 100+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Rename VAT to GST for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓2 8 too high 15 PDF InvoiceX 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 MarginMinds – GST & Tax Invoice for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Invoxa GST for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 CC Canadian GST Calculator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Indian GST Invoice Suite 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓4 3 too low 20 GST Report for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 3 too low 21 ILS – Indian Logistics Services 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for WooCommerce 30K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #8 15 too high 24 GST Invoice for India – Automatic Tax Invoice, CGST/SGST & B2B GSTIN for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) 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.