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

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 “shopkeeper”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 16. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Shopkeeper Extender shows at wp.org #1 but places #5 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 7K+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Additional Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (162) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Accessibility Assistant – EAA ADA WCAG AODA 100+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Shopkeeper Extender 7K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 HookMeUp for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Product Blocks for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 AD-SD Referral CouponCore EcoSystem — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Kramar – Toolkit for eCommerce: Invoices, Email, Compliance & More — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Variation Swatches Smart Products Gallery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 Disable Downloadable Repeat Purchase – WooCommerce + WPML 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 CodeBold Smart Filters — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Talabi Order Form for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 Transfer Brands for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Retail POS for WooCommerce – Point of Sale, Barcode Scanner & Receipts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Hide Product & Post Categories — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 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.