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

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 “rfm”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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

Advanced Customer Reports for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #1 2 Convesio Convert – WooCommerce Email Marketing Automation with Website Personalization, Popups and Forms 90+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Putler – Simple WooCommerce Analytics for your Store 200+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Shop Explorer – AI Inventory Management | Complete Store Management Solution for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 PureDevs Customer History for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Repeatwright – Customer Segments, RFM & Retention for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Advanced Woocommerce Reporting and Insights – Smart Product Sales Reporting 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 API Isarud Tüm Pazar Yerleri Ticaret Entegrasyonu 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 ShopCentral – Advanced Multi Store Management & Store Analytics for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 Virtevo Insights — WooCommerce Analytics, Reports & Churn Prediction — · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑2 1 too high 11 C Customer Intelligence for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 Statbird — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Obydullah Store Insights for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 CRMlytics – WooCommerce CRM, Email Campaigns & Customer Analytics — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 CodeFaeries Top Customers — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 PromoForge Sales Intelligence for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 Shopstato for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 نبض لایت | افزایش فروش — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 EdenPersona for WooCommerce – Customer Insights & Analytics — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 Fidras by CatalystIQ – Your Growth Partner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 NIT Sales Analytics for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Yespo CDP for WooCommerce: Email Marketing, Automation & Web Tracking 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 Launchmender – Go-Live Checklist & Client Handoff — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Advanced Customer Reports for WooCommerce 40+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #10 14 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.