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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “inventory audit”

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 “inventory audit”, 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

Multiloca Lite – Multi Location Inventory Management for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 402 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Lockora Security Audit 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Product Sync for WooCommerce – Supplier API Import, Dropshipping & Inventory Sync 400+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Activity Log Pro – User Activity Log, Audit Log & Security Monitor 400+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login 10K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #24 16 too low 9 FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #16 ↓3 7 too low 10 Booking and Rental Manager for Bike | Car | Resort | Appointment | Dress | Equipment 1K+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More 700+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #12 ↑7 1 too low 12 Cowboy MCP – Free MCP Server with Undo for Claude & ChatGPT 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too high 13 Milo Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce and Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #18 ↑2 5 too low 14 Extension Info Exporter 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Multichannel for WooCommerce – Amazon, ebay and more 70+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Stock Multiplier for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑3 7 too high 17 Stocktake – Physical Inventory Count, Cycle Count & Inventory Audit for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓3 4 too high 18 Multiloca Lite – Multi Location Inventory Management for WooCommerce 80+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 10 too high 19 Content Audit Exporter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Site Extensions Snapshot 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 Easy Inventory And Stock Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 AI Agent by SiteGround 1M+ · 1.7★ (98) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 VideoWhisper Security Audit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 WP Supra – Maintenance & Support Utilities 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.