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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “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 “sync”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

MyWorks Sync for WooCommerce & Xero shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 1K+ 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

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 55 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Media Sync 50K+ · 4.7★ (86) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470) wp.org #8 6 too low 3 Media Cloud Sync 1K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 WP Remote Users Sync 6K+ · 4.9★ (73) wp.org #3 ↑20 1 too high 5 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #4 ↑8 1 too high 6 Sync Post With Other Site 3K+ · 3.9★ (29) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 Air WP Sync – Airtable to WordPress 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 MyWorks Sync for WooCommerce & QuickBooks Online 5K+ · 4.7★ (75) wp.org #14 ↓9 6 too low 9 CiviCRM Member Sync 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↑12 2 too high 10 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #21 ↓20 11 too low 11 Stock Sync for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 FlexStock – Product Stock Sync with Google Sheets for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 WP Multisite User Sync/Unsync 600+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Product Sync for WooCommerce – Supplier API Import, Dropshipping & Inventory Sync 400+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #15 ↓5 1 too low 15 GSheetConnector – Elementor Forms Google Sheet Connector to Sync Submissions to Google Sheets 9K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16 Sync QCloud COS 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 WP Sync for Notion – Notion to WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #11 ↑3 6 too high 18 WC Shop Sync – Square Payment Gateway and Product Synchronization for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (42) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑3 7 too high 20 Google for WooCommerce 800K+ · 2.7★ (268) wp.org #19 ↓15 1 too high 21 MyWorks Sync for WooCommerce & Xero 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 15 too high 22 Sync Master Sheet – Product Sync with Google Sheet for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Inventory Sync for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 MIPL Multistore Sync for WooCommerce. Sync Products, Stock and Orders. 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #18 6 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.