wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “woocommerce open close”

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 “woocommerce open close”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 10 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

Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 60K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.9★ average from 14 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 399 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Open Close Store for WooCommerce – Business Hours & Order Scheduling 600+ · 3.4★ (41) low rating, top placement wp.org #1 2

Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (878) wp.org #4 ↑4 2 too low 3

Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (139) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #2 1 too high 4

FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1815) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5

Side Cart Woocommerce | Woocommerce Cart 80K+ · 4.9★ (452) wp.org #7 2 too low 6

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Google Sheets Sync, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (50) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #3 3 too high 7

Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 700K+ · 4.9★ (4510) wp.org #13 6 too low 8

SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 300K+ · 4.8★ (46) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9

FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11

Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #18 7 too low 12

Sliding Cart for WooCommerce by FunnelKit – Skip Cart & Reach WooCommerce Checkout Faster 30K+ · 5.0★ (111) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #9 3 too high 13

Email Marketing for WooCommerce by Omnisend 40K+ · 4.9★ (169) wp.org #23 ↑1 10 too low 14

Ultimate Auction for WooCommerce – Excellent WP Auction Plugin 2K+ · 4.7★ (125) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15

Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (188) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #17 2 too low 16

PiWeb Live sales notification for WooCommerce 40K+ · 4.1★ (29) wp.org #14 2 too high 17

CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (509) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #24 7 too low 18

YITH WooCommerce Compare 100K+ · 4.1★ (38) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #10 8 too high 19

ATUM WooCommerce Inventory Management and Stock Tracking 10K+ · 4.7★ (128) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #19 20

Rearrange Products for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (58) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #16 4 too high 21

Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (166) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22

Conversios – GA4, Google Ads & Meta Conversion Tracking with Product Feed for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (206) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23

WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #15 8 too high 24

Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart 60K+ · 4.9★ (14) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 12 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.