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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “stock keeping unit”

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 “stock keeping unit”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 8 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

TMDS – Dropshipping for TEMU and Woo shows at wp.org #9 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android places #9 on merit, 4.2★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 SKU Generator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (11) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 FlexStock – Product Stock Sync with Google Sheets for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Ninjalytics: Sales Reports & Order Export for WooCommerce and EDD 6K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 ALD – Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce 9K+ · 3.7★ (138) wp.org #6 7 Total Sales Counts for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Better Usability for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android 700+ · 4.2★ (90) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 Dropshipping XML for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 Polski for WooCommerce 30+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #11 12 Flex MCP – Connect ChatGPT, Claude and AI agents with MCP, Undo, Abilities and Tools. 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 Order Splitter for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑6 2 too low 15 FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 700+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #15 16 TMDS – Dropshipping for TEMU and Woo 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 7 too high 17 MultiPOS – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce, Barcode Scanner & Cash Register 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 Order Tags or Order Label for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Odyssey LLMS 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 3S Soft Price & Stock Sync for Dropshipzone 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Talvune – Decimal Cart & Stock for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Felix Serial Number Warranty and License For WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 APG Withdrawal for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 W2S – WooCommerce to Shopify Sync 90+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 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.