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

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 “taxation”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Master Shipping for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (495) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #2 3 BigCommerce For WordPress 300+ · 3.9★ (42) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (37) wp.org #14 10 too low 5 Steady for WordPress 700+ · 3.0★ (10) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Stripe Tax – Sales tax automation for WooCommerce 30K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 Bookster Tax Addon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Bookster – Appointment Booking Management System 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 CartTaxify for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 M MTMIS Punjab Vehicle Verification Online — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 E-Invoicing For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 G GST for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 Gift Vouchers for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 S Sovereign Settle – Stablecoin Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 E E-Challan Check Punjab – PSCA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 EmpRoster — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 YeeSubscriptions – WooCommerce Subscriptions & Recurring Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Master Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 VitaliiHura Checkout for LiqPay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 TaxZen for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Taxually For WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Pfand Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 E Envelope Challenge 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.