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

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 “netherlands”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #3 ↑4 4 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations 2K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077) wp.org #9 ↑2 3 too low 7 Product Customer List for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.9★ (75) wp.org #10 ↑2 3 too low 8 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9 Pronamic Pay 2K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #13 ↓3 3 too low 11 Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (73) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 WP Abstracts 300+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 11 too high 16 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #16 17 Keyword Research Tool 700+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.5★ (27) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 PostNL for WooCommerce 4K+ · 2.5★ (41) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 YITH WooCommerce Brands Add-On 8K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Riverty Payments for Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Footer Copyright 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Show State Field for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 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.