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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “sales intelligence”

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 “sales intelligence”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

PromoForge Sales Intelligence for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 150 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ · 4.3★ (821) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 TWIPLA – Website Intelligence 800+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics 60K+ · 4.8★ (283) wp.org #4 5 WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (286) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 MoreConvert Wishlist for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 ActiveCampaign for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.0★ (48) wp.org #5 ↑5 3 too high 9 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #7 ↓2 2 too high 10 Live Chat by Formilla – Real-time Chat & Chatbots Plugin 2K+ · 4.8★ (116) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (150) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 ActiveCampaign – The autonomous marketing platform 40K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too high 13 LiveChat – Live Chat Plugin for WP Websites 10K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #22 ↑1 9 too low 14 AI ChatBot for WooCommerce – WoowBot 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Smart Cycle Discounts – AI Dynamic Pricing & Scheduled Sales for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #12 ↑10 3 too high 16 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 REPORTiT – Advanced Reporting for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Notifal – AI Popup Builder & CRO Engine: Sales Notifications, Social Proof & Exit Intent Popups 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 PromoForge Sales Intelligence for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Flamix: Bitrix24 and Contact Form 7 integrations 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #20 21 Peloran – Sales Intelligence Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 VendedorAI Sales Chat Widget — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Advanced Woocommerce Reporting and Insights – Smart Product Sales Reporting 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 DominoPost – Advanced Post Editor with AI Writer, Link Building Suite, Free Google Search Console & GA4 Analytics 100+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.