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

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 “ledger”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 4 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

Meta Ledger – Track, compare, and restore post meta Changes shows at wp.org #8 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 4 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 Wallet for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (188) wp.org #1 2 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 ERP: Complete HR, Accounting & CRM Suite Built for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.4★ (149) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting 10K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Booking and Rental Manager for Bike | Car | Resort | Appointment | Dress | Equipment 1K+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 WP Inventory Manager 1K+ · 4.6★ (32) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Library Management System 200+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #23 ↓1 13 too low 11 Radius Booking – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling for Services & Events 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 Meta Ledger – Track, compare, and restore post meta Changes — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 L Ledger Direct — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 KuLoan Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Returnable Assets Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 IDS Partner Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 DigixData In-Kind Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Lumadro Accessibility Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Caltru Ledger – Profit & Cost of Goods for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 Cookie Rocket, Cookie Consent Banner and Script Blocker for GDPR, CCPA and LGPD 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Plugixa Inventory – Stock Management, Warehouses, Stock Ledger and WooCommerce Integration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Gain Commerce NMI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 HTML to PDF Converter 60+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 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.