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

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 “vietnam”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Vietnam Store Toolkit for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 20+ 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.

Buried gem

Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 212 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Vietnam Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #1 2 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too low 4 Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too low 5 Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat 3K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 Free Shipping Bar: Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 FriendStore for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Zotabox – 20+ Promotional Sales tools to boost your subscribers and sales 500+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #19 ↓1 10 too low 10 IP2Location Tags 200+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 OneStudio Vietnam Address for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 9 too high 12 Call Now, Email, Messaging, Sharing Buttons for Mobile 200+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #21 ↓1 9 too low 13 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Back To Top Pro 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓1 8 too low 16 Vietnam Store Toolkit for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓2 11 too high 17 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 Coolbird Vietnam Address for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 Scroll Triggered Box / Slide Box 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Sonic KQXS 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21 VietAddr – Vietnam 2-Level Address for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 VietnamVisaHelp Apply – Vietnam e-Visa Application Form for Travel Agencies — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Checkout with ShopeePay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.