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

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

Split Order on checkout pro for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755) wp.org #1 2 WP Inventory Manager 1K+ · 4.6★ (32) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Price Calculator Block – give customers instant price estimates 200+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 KnowledgeBase with AI ChatBot HelpDesk – KBx 30+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 PreOrders for WooCommerce – PreCart 70+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Sign Customiser 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too high 10 T TRP Catalog Enquiry Forms and Lead Logs for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 SeekMake – Instant 3D Printing Quote Plugin on your Website 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Apliiq Print on Demand for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Price Guard – Hide Price & Add to Cart for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Split Order by category for Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Podbase 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Smart Customizer for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Volumetric shipping for Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Keyideas Connect for Trello — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 Price Quote for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 DeepBOM: Bill of Materials — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Megaventory Inventory Management 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 BookPod Author Tools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 NextBrill UploadMate: File upload for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Split Order on checkout pro for Woocommerce 10+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #13 11 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.