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

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 “picklist”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Shippit for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

CRM Perks Integration for Gravity Forms and Salesforce places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 139 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #1 2 Freight Integration for Woocommerce to Profrakt and Logistra by WildRobot 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 3 CRM Perks Integration for Gravity Forms and Salesforce 1K+ · 4.9★ (139) wp.org #14 11 too low 4 Integration for Zoho CRM and Zoho Bigin – Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Gravity Forms and More 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WowInvoice – PDF Invoices & Packing Slips 100+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Integration for Salesforce and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable, Ninja Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 WP Zoho for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms – CRM, Bigin 3K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Integration for WooCommerce and Salesforce 200+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Order Picking App | Order Picking, Barcode Scanning & Fulfillment for WooCommerce 30+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 WowRecommend – Show Recommendations, Related Products, Recently Viewed, and Cross-sells for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Object Data Sync for Salesforce Integration with WP, Woo, Gravity, WPForms, Ninja, CF7 & more 100+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 Brilliant Web-to-Lead for Salesforce 2K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 WP Gravity Forms Insightly 40+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Order Picking For WooCommerce 70+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 DataPress (Dataverse Integration) 80+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 Management App for WooCommerce – Order notifications, Order management, Lead management, Uptime Monitoring 800+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Data8 Validation 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 BORIS Stock – Inventory Management for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑2 9 too high 19 PackPilot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Shippit for WooCommerce 900+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #5 15 too high 21 Spreadsheet Calculator for WooCommerce – YourPlugins.com — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 AutoSyncPress CRMBridge Sync for Zoho CRM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 S Shipit24 for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Integration for Gravity Forms with Zoho CRM 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.