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

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 sync”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Goodtill Stock Sync shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Email Marketing for WooCommerce by Omnisend places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 169 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Stock Sync for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 FlexStock – Product Stock Sync with Google Sheets for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #3 4 Stock Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (130) wp.org #4 5 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #5 ↑7 6 Notifima – WooCommerce Stock Manager, Inventory Management, Waitlist 2K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #6 7 Email Marketing for WooCommerce by Omnisend 40K+ · 4.9★ (169) wp.org #24 17 too low 8 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #19 ↑2 11 too low 9 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #12 ↓7 3 too low 10 Attribute Stock for WooCommerce – Shared Stock & Variable Quantities (Lite Version) 2K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Product Sync for WooCommerce – Supplier API Import, Dropshipping & Inventory Sync 400+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 Conditional Payments for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (28) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 Bulk Product Sync – Bulk Product Editor for WooCommerce with Google Sheets™ 300+ · 4.2★ (27) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #22 ↓3 8 too low 15 Inventory Sync for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 MIPL Multistore Sync for WooCommerce. Sync Products, Stock and Orders. 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #8 ↑1 8 too high 17 WC Shop Sync – Square Payment Gateway and Product Synchronization for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (42) wp.org #21 ↑1 4 too low 18 Sync Master Sheet – Product Sync with Google Sheet for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Square Sync for WooCommerce | Comprehensive Data Sync Between Square and WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 PayPal POS for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.5★ (21) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Syncio — Multistore Product & Inventory Sync For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 W2S – WooCommerce to Shopify Sync 80+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 Goodtill Stock Sync 60+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.