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

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 “vat”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 7 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

Greek VAT & Invoices for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 296 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 EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (39) wp.org #1 2 European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #2 3 EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (37) wp.org #3 4 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #12 ↓3 6 too low 7 Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails 300K+ · 4.8★ (625) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too low 8 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #21 ↓3 11 too low 11 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #15 ↓2 4 too low 12 WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ · 4.5★ (206) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Flexible PDF Invoices for WooCommerce & WordPress 6K+ · 4.4★ (37) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #14 ↓2 15 EU VAT Guard for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↑2 11 too high 16 Connect WooCommerce Shop to ERP/CRM, Verifactu and EU/VAT Compliance 900+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Yoco Payments 10K+ · 4.4★ (43) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 Tax Switch for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #24 ↓4 6 too low 19 Greek VAT & Invoices for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓1 13 too high 20 SuperFaktura WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 NIF (Num. de Contribuinte Português) for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ · 2.0★ (105) wp.org #11 ↑5 11 too high 23 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑6 5 too high 24 Contribuinte Checkout 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.