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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “reverse charge”

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 “reverse charge”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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 maib for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 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.

Buried gem

MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 432 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #1 2 WP Encryption: Easy HTTPS / SSL & Free SSL certificate, HTTPS redirect 50K+ · 4.9★ (1146) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Flexible PDF Invoices for WooCommerce & WordPress 6K+ · 4.4★ (37) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too low 7 Live Summary for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #18 ↑2 9 too low 10 Split Pay – Stripe Connect Split Payments & Multi-Vendor Marketplace for WooCommerce & FluentCart 100+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 EU VAT Guard for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #21 ↓2 9 too low 13 EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (39) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 MarketKing — Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution 700+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 POP – e-invoicing for WooCommerce: SdI, PEPPOL, KSeF (ex-WooPop) 80+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Advanced Partial Payment or Deposit for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #23 ↑1 7 too low 17 AI Chatbot Free Models – Customer Support, Live Chat, Virtual Assistant 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #24 ↓1 7 too low 18 ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Dodo Payments for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑2 9 too high 20 Payment Gateway for maib for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 12 too high 21 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 9 too high 22 vatnode – EU VAT Validation and Reverse Charge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 Payment Gateway for Victoriabank for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 B2Brouter for WooCommerce 10+ · 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.