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

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 “trader”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

TradeJournal Edge shows at wp.org #9 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 5 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 Omnibus — show the lowest price 10K+ · 4.1★ (51) wp.org #1 2 BuddyPilot Withdrawal – Easy Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 3 EU Consumer Rights for WooCommerce – Guarantee Notice, GARAN Label, Withdrawal Button, Right to Repair, Omnibus Price & GPSR 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↑3 3 too low 4 Precious Metals Product Prices for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 POP – e-invoicing for WooCommerce: SdI, PEPPOL, KSeF (ex-WooPop) 80+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Forex Calculators 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 TU Crypto Widgets — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Janolaw AGB Hosting 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Arthur Smith's EU Guarantee Notice and GARAN Label 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 Firestorm Retragere din Contract 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 B Billie for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Sell BTC by Hayyat Apps — Cryptocurrency Exchange & Ordering 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 BuildsByLuke Product Guarantee Notice – EU Legal Warranty for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 TradeJournal Edge 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 StockTitan News Feed — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 EU Legal Guarantee Notice and GARAN Durability Label for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Blueforce Manual Payments for TWINT — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 NadiFin Crypto Exchange — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Shoplex – EU Compliance for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 ConformKit – EU Legal Guarantee Notice — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 UserNote Feedback Board – Feature Voting & Roadmap — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 ComptaFlow UK by MeeTempo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Plogins Withdraw – Right of Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Respacio Houzez Import 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.