Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “perishable”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

MickSystems Droit de Rétractation for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #1 2 Head Meta Data 10K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #2 3 Theme Switcha – Easily Switch Themes for Development and Testing 7K+ · 4.4★ (63) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Product Expiry for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Country Based Restrictions for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (52) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Contact Form X 300+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Disable Responsive Images Complete 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 B Bitron Right of Withdrawal 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10 Hide Shipping Method conditionally for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Variation Auto Expire For WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Order Tags or Order Label for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Omnibus by iLabs 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Herroepingsknop & Bedenktijd for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 ShipperHQ: Shipping & Checkout Experience Solution 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 Product Batch & Expiry Tracking for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑3 1 too low 17 Indian GST Invoice Suite 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 MickSystems Droit de Rétractation for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 RMH Distance Master for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too low 20 PluginCity Product Expiry Dates for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 3 too low 21 Recirco – Returns & Exchanges for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 Plogins Withdraw – Right of Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Product Expiry Manager for WooCommerce with Expiry Alerts & Stock Tracking — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓3 3 too high 24 Tarkva – Expiry Tracking and Discount Engine — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓3 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.