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

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 “romania”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 9 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

Dropshipping Romania Avex shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 50+ 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

Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin places #3 on merit, 3.8★ from 277 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 F Facturare WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 SmartBill Facturare si Gestiune 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #2 3 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #15 12 too low 4 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #14 9 too low 6 Packeta 8K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 H HgE: Shipping Zones for FAN Courier Romania 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 6 too high 8 Romania Chat 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Bizzmags Marketplace 20+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Colete-Online 600+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 SamedayCourier Shipping 4K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 Romanian billing fields 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 too high 14 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑3 6 too low 15 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓4 5 too high 16 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #22 ↑2 5 too low 18 F Fusion Pay by tbi bank 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Woot 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Dropshipping Romania Avex 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 Conformitate România for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 EuroParcel Integration for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 ANPC Display 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #21 3 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.