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

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 “wms”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

Aramex Logistics shows at wp.org #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 60+ 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

Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) places #3 on merit, 4.6★ from 244 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 Base (formerly BaseLinker) – 300+ marketplaces, 150+ carriers & PIM & OMS & WMS in one 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #1 2 WM Widerrufsmanager for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 3 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 WM Workout Manager 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Apaczka: integracja z WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 CartoBlocks for Leaflet 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 Sharespine Woocommerce Connector 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 WM Guard 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Multi Location Product & Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑2 8 too low 10 WM Voting – Simple Polls & Surveys 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 W WMS HealthScan — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 WM Form4Events — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 Menu Item Badges (Admin Fields) 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Aramex eCommCore 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 WM Support Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too low 16 wp-championship 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 WM Animations 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Niquelao Watermark 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 WhoIsMember – Member Directory, User Activity Log & Who Is Online — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 H HostHob Product Bundles for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Aramex Logistics 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑2 6 too high 22 Webris Maps — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Digitalindo MCP for Claude AI 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 StoreLinkr: European Marketplace Integrator & Multichannel Sync 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓4 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.