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

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 “opencart”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

User Sync shows at wp.org #6 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 211 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 FG OpenCart to WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #1 2 LitExtension – Automated Store Migration & Import 1K+ · 4.8★ (51) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (211) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Linguise – AI Automatic Multilingual Translation 1K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #7 8 POKY – Product Importer 600+ · 2.7★ (7) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Dropshipping XML for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 PitchPrint 300+ · 3.7★ (30) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 stepFORM: Plugin for Building Contact Forms, Advanced Multi-Step Forms, Payment Integration, and Custom Contact Form Solutions 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too low 12 Extnify Shipping Rules for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓4 6 too low 13 Product Import and Export CSV for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too high 14 Store Locator Widget 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 User Sync 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 JooCart – Powerful eCommerce with OpenCart and WordPress integration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 StoreCopy Store Migration 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 R Reztart AI Newsletters for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Albion Link Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 DevaGroup DevaGuard – Site Security Monitor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Extnify Fee Rules for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓4 1 too low 22 SearchX for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 HugeProfit: Inventory, Profit & Finance – CRM for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 G GST for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.