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

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 “resale”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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 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

Payment Gateway for Converse Bank shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 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 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #1 2 Notification Blocker 90+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Realtivo-Resales Online for Houzez 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 UNIVERSAM 10+ · 3.9★ (12) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Gyta Buyback | WooCommerce Product Trade-In and Buy Back System 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Comments – EchoThread — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 O-PLUX Fraudulent Order Detection 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 ListingKit – AI Property Import 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 EmlakX – Real Estate — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Tax Exemption for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓1 12 too low 11 C Cirquly Consignment POS for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 RepairStep Open Box for WooCommerce – Resell returned stock — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Sarkar IT Fake Order Protector 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Asteris B2B Wholesale – Wholesale Prices, Roles & Request-a-Quote for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 TAX SERVICE Electronic HDM 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 JeyTech Below Cost Guard for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Restrict Checkout Lite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Payment Gateway for EasyPay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 WMGRs Registration Form & Account Approval for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Open Box Deal – Resell returned products and B-stock — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 Lens – AI Visibility Monitor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 ProntoSpedire.it — Shipping — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Payment Gateway for Converse Bank 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 10 too high 24 Enefti NFT Marketplace Core lite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.