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

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 notifier”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 4 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

NotifyWise – Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ 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 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #1 2 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Waitlist Woocommerce ( Back in stock notifier ) 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 MoreConvert Wishlist for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Notifima – WooCommerce Stock Manager, Inventory Management, Waitlist 2K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 PVT – Product Variation Table for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too low 9 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 AdMail – Multilingual Back in-Stock Notifier for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓4 6 too low 14 Instant Order Notification for WooCommerce – Get Audio Alert on new Orders 50+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 B Beltoft In-Stock Notifier for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Saty Stock Notifier for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Australcode Back In Stock for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 StoreFixKit Back In Stock Notifier — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 PDF Password Protect 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 ReadyGo Back in Stock – Waitlist & Restock Email Notifications for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 MLX Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Waitlytics – Back in Stock Notifier & Waitlist for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 NotifyWise – Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too high 24 Restock Notifier For WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.