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

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 “wocommerce”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

HM Resume Manager shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 276 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 6500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! 300K+ · 5.0★ (383) wp.org #1 2 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #2 3 ELEX WooCommerce Bulk Edit Products, Prices & Attributes (Basic) 4K+ · 3.7★ (25) wp.org #3 4 Retainful – WooCommerce Abandoned Cart, Newsletters, Email Marketing, Signup Forms and Automation 1K+ · 4.9★ (98) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 EmailKit – Email Customizer for WooCommerce & WP 70K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 Disable Email Notifications for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #22 15 too low 8 GoUrl Bitcoin Payment Gateway & Paid Downloads & Membership 600+ · 4.0★ (76) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 HM Multiple Roles 1K+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 sqrip.ch 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 Menukaart – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering with WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑2 2 too low 12 Cool Author Box – For Widget and Post Content 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Dynamic Pricing & Discounts Lite 300+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 HM Product Catalog 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 core plugin for kitestudio themes 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 HM Resume Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Anant Sites — Elementor & Gutenberg Readymade Template Library Free & Pro Templates 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 Product Quantity Dropdown For Woocommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too high 19 Store Addons for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 GWL Variation Gallery 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 F FAQ for WordPress 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 M Make Checkout fields optional in Woocommerce – Technogiq — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 iyzico for WooCommerce 10K+ · 1.8★ (18) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 WooBillomat 100+ · 3.0★ (2) 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.