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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “inventory 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 “inventory forecasting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20.

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

Wise Stock – Restock Intelligence & Sales Forecast for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Shelf Planner Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #1 2 Autoship Cloud for WooCommerce Subscription Products 100+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #3 4 Verve AI – Inventory Forecasting for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Stock Multiplier for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 360 Analytics for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 7 Huviena Inventory Analytics for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Sales Forecast & Inventory Prediction — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 FBS StockMind – AI Inventory Management, Predictive Stock Alerts & Reorder Reminders for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Awesome Car Rental & Booking 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 StockOracle AI – Inventory Intelligence for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 ProfitEngine — Purchasing & Inventory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Plugnition Restock Prediction & Alerts for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 WhoKnew Views – View Counter & Social Proof for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 15 Gernx Profit Dashboard for WooCommerce – Profit Tracking, Cost of Goods & Profit Reports 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 Stock Forecast for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too low 17 Waitlytics – Back in Stock Notifier & Waitlist for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 Purchase Orders, Suppliers & Multi-Warehouse Inventory for WooCommerce — Free — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 UltimaTour Operator 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too high 20 A AIventory Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too low 21 Leanmerce Purchase Planner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Laqi Unit Stock Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 Visualwebs AI Cloud Suite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Wise Stock – Restock Intelligence & Sales Forecast for WooCommerce — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 7 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.