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

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 “webshop”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Smartsupp – live chat, AI shopping assistant and chatbots places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 131 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Complianz – Terms and Conditions 300K+ · 4.9★ (187) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WebwinkelKeur: Webshop keurmerk & reviews for WordPress 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #3 4 Donation Platform for WooCommerce: Fundraising & Donation Management 7K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 BjornTech Swish for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 Smartsupp – live chat, AI shopping assistant and chatbots 20K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too low 7 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 Digital License Manager 800+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #9 ↑2 1 too low 9 GF Mollie by Indigo 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #13 ↓4 4 too low 10 Yoco Payments 10K+ · 4.4★ (43) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 Acumulus 200+ · 4.7★ (26) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #11 ↑5 1 too high 13 Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #4 9 too high 14 Nexi Checkout 2K+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 MultiSafepay plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 too high 16 releva.nz | Dynamisches Retargeting 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 Trustprofile and reviews for WordPress 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too high 18 Elállás Kezelő for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too high 19 Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Á Árukereső for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Silvasoft boekhouden 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too high 22 Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 E-kassa.fi POS-system 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too high 24 Rabo Smart Pay for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 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.