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

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 “procurement”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 20. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

HideMeIn shows at wp.org #20 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 100+ 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 AWEOS Google Maps iframe load per click 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #2 3 Flywire for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 BuckyDrop – Branded Dropshipping for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 Mirrago Virtual Tryon — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 A Abeta PunchOut 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 AWEOS WP Lock 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 B Billie for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 PunchOut Rocket – CXML and OCI eProcurement integration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 AWEOS PHP Server Info 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 R Request Flow Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 AWEOS Offcanvas Menu for Divi 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Email Notifications for Updates 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Punchr Lite – PunchOut cXML Bridge for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Qentrox Bulk Variation Grid for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Product Vendor Manager for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 B2BKit – Complete WooCommerce Wholesale, B2B, RFQ & Dynamic Pricing Suite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Age Verification System for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Rampa Accessibility Statement & Badge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Purchase Orders, Suppliers & Multi-Warehouse Inventory for WooCommerce — Free — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 StockOracle AI – Inventory Intelligence for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Tengill for dk — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 AWEOS YouTube load per click 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 HideMeIn 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.