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

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 “multistore”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 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

Syncio — Multistore Product & Inventory Sync For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #1 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ 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.

Buried gem

Agile Store Locator places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 59 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 FG Magento to WooCommerce 100+ · 4.8★ (83) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 MIPL Multistore Sync for WooCommerce. Sync Products, Stock and Orders. 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Yakkyofy 60+ · 4.9★ (63) wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too low 5 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 Putler – Simple WooCommerce Analytics for your Store 200+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 GetResponse Official 4K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Agile Store Locator 10K+ · 4.9★ (59) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 Syncio — Multistore Product & Inventory Sync For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 8 too high 10 Adicionar Banco Inter ao WooCommerce 10+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #7 ↑2 3 too high 11 Cart2Cart Universal Migration App 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Brevo for WooCommerce 30K+ · 3.4★ (55) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Worldline Global Online Pay for WooCommerce 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 BridgerPay Woocommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too high 15 K Kiyoh customer review 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Business Central Connector 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Mountaineering Labs Multi-Store Stock Sync for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 WPAwesom3 Reseller Sync for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Multistore Multivendor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 SyncTec — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 Kitgenix Stock Sync for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 CM Multisite-Lite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #23 24 Cobrança U4crypto — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.