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

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 “trading”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

TradeJournal Edge shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 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.

Buried gem

Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.4★ from 288 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #1 2 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Barion Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Stock Ticker 2K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (288) wp.org #12 ↑4 7 too low 6 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Ticket Tailor — Event Ticketing & Registration 4K+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #16 ↑4 9 too low 8 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 Wishlist for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events 600+ · 3.4★ (21) wp.org #10 11 ELEX WooCommerce Australia Post Shipping 200+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 Bookvault 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑6 7 too high 13 TopSMS 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 PlatiOnline Payments 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 B2B Product Catalog – No E-Commerce, Global RFQ & Bulk Quote 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 5 too low 17 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Version Locker: Disable Updates, Rollback and Downgrade 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too high 19 Elavon Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 TradeSafe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Forex Calculators 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 AP Family Trees 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 TradeJournal Edge 10+ · 5.0★ (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.