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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “pos plugin”

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 “pos plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 6 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

PayTR Sanal POS WooCommerce – iFrame API shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.2★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 326 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) wp.org #1 2 Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android 700+ · 4.2★ (90) wp.org #2 3 POS Entegratör – Gurmehub Ödeme Eklentisi 1K+ · 4.7★ (48) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Plugin Organizer 10K+ · 4.7★ (227) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Loco Translate 1M+ · 4.8★ (453) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Plugin Notes Plus 9K+ · 5.0★ (62) wp.org #6 7 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Sitemap by BestWebSoft – WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin 20K+ · 4.3★ (115) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Vitepos – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (54) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 PayPal POS for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.5★ (21) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 Contact Form by BestWebSoft – Advanced WP Contact Form Builder for WordPress 30K+ · 4.0★ (292) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ · 4.7★ (326) wp.org #20 ↑2 8 too low 13 Gallery by BestWebSoft – Customizable Image and Photo Galleries for WordPress 10K+ · 4.0★ (158) wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too low 14 Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) – Inventory manager, Order fulfillment system, POS (Point of Sale) 700+ · 5.0★ (52) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 BjornTech PayPal POS integration for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #18 ↓3 3 too low 16 Jovvie Point of Sale POS for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #19 ↓3 3 too low 17 wePOS – Point Of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce & Dokan 2K+ · 3.5★ (22) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Web Directory plugin Free – AI powered 300+ · 4.1★ (20) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 PayTR Sanal POS WooCommerce – iFrame API 10K+ · 3.2★ (10) wp.org #11 ↑1 10 too high 22 FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #21 ↓4 1 too high 23 ACS Points Plugin 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 Cecabank WooCommerce Plugin 3K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓4 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.