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

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 “showroom”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 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 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

YMM Product Filter for Woo – Year Make Model search shows at wp.org #3 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 90+ 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 WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #1 2 Panorama – Turn Photos into Immersive Virtual Tours 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #2 3 iPanorama 360 – Advanced Virtual Tour Builder 4K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Wizart Visualizer — AI-Powered Room Visualization 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too low 6 EuroStocks 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 HappyVR – Virtual Tour Builder & 360 Panorama Viewer 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 YMM Product Filter for Woo – Year Make Model search 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑6 5 too high 9 Easy Map – Store Locator, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10 Snap Showroom Basic — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 NiceJob 700+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 base Angewandte Portfolio & Showroom — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Catalog Mode for SureCart 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Posoria – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 StoreBolt – Advanced Search for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑5 16 ADCT Contact Click Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too low 17 Webgems Tile Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Baba 3D Gallery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Vistour – 360 Virtual Tour Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 A360 Panorama Hero — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too high 21 I IMNRZ Live Commerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Khách Mê – AI Chatbot & Live Chat — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 OptionWeave Cascading Dropdowns for Forminator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 StoreLo – Store Locator Widget with Google Maps — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.