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

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 “upc”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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

EAN, UPC and ISBN for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 284 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory 10K+ · 4.9★ (56) wp.org #1 2 WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags 4K+ · 4.6★ (306) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1069) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (835) wp.org #4 5 Print Labels with Barcodes. Create price tags, product labels, order labels for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (254) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (284) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too low 9 WPSSO Schema Product Metadata for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Product Code for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #14 ↓3 4 too low 11 Coupons & Add to Cart by URL Links for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too low 13 Datafeedr Comparison Sets 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too high 14 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 CodeColorer 1K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #21 ↓2 6 too low 16 EAN, UPC and ISBN for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #2 14 too high 17 Name Your Price: Make Your Own Offer for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Inventory Sync for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓3 2 too high 19 MSRP (RRP) Pricing for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 Mergado Pack 700+ · 3.6★ (17) wp.org #15 ↓3 5 too high 21 WPSSO Commerce Manager Catalog Feed XML 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓5 1 too low 22 Merchant Center Reviews for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓3 3 too high 23 Barcode Generator for WooCommerce – Create & Print Barcodes Easily 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 Flexible EAN for WooCommerce 200+ · 2.7★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓3 1 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.