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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “product notes”

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 “product notes”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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

WPC Order Notes for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

eCommerce Product Catalog places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 270 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (474) wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too low 4 Peter's Post Notes – Admin Notes for Posts and Pages 3K+ · 4.9★ (26) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #10 ↑5 4 too low 7 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Product Notes Tab & Private Admin Notes for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 too high 10 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Product Attachment for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #7 ↑2 4 too high 12 eCommerce Product Catalog 7K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #17 ↓10 5 too low 13 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 KeepInMind Dashboard Notes 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce (Now with AI Assistant) 10K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 Extra Product Sorting Options for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (31) wp.org #21 ↑1 5 too low 17 WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #22 ↑1 5 too low 18 Filter Orders by Product for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Product SKU Generator for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Product Input Fields for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.0★ (17) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Customer Notes for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 Product Option Kit – Product Options & Addons for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Datafeedr Product Sets 4K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 WPC Order Notes for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #12 12 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.