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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “reset store”

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 “reset store”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Reset file and folder permissions shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simple Custom Post Order places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 588 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #1 2 Customizer Backup & Reset 7K+ · 4.2★ (15) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Ebook Store 700+ · 4.4★ (60) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Store Toolkit – WooCommerce Extensions, Quick Enhancements & Handy Tools 8K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #13 ↑4 7 too low 7 Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin – Backup WordPress Sites Safely 30K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 too high 8 WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ · 4.5★ (206) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 MASS Users Password Reset 600+ · 4.0★ (14) wp.org #4 ↑1 6 too high 11 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #19 ↓3 8 too low 12 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #20 ↑3 8 too low 13 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (184) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #17 ↑3 1 too low 17 Greateck Product Catalog Remover for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 Whols – Wholesale Prices and B2B Store Solution for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Locatoraid Store Locator 1K+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #15 ↑4 4 too high 20 WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Reset file and folder permissions 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑2 14 too high 22 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #22 ↓7 23 Reseller Store 1K+ · 3.7★ (10) wp.org #9 ↑1 14 too high 24 Checkout & Store Toolkit for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑2 8 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.