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

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 “omnibus”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

Product Price History Tracker for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 40+ 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 Omnibus — show the lowest price 10K+ · 4.1★ (51) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WC Price History 5K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Omnibus by iLabs 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Polski for WooCommerce 30+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Komfortkasse for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Product Price History for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Scheduled Sales and Discounts for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 PRyC WP: Omnibus for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Rétractation Légale for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 UltimaKit – WordPress Admin Tools, Security & Performance Optimizer 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Sieve – Faceted Filter for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 Waitlist – Back in Stock for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 EU Withdrawal Button for Woo 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Nadirmark Omnibus Lowest Price for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 FleekCode – Omnibus Price Tracker — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Kung Woo Price History for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 Shoplex – EU Compliance for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Recedix — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Tiers – Tiered Pricing for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 WPNest Price History for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Product Price History Tracker for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Firevert – Sale booster for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 R RomCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Tarkva – Expiry Tracking and Discount Engine — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.