wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “woocommerce products per page”
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 products per page”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 7 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
WooCommerce Shipping shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 70K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 18 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 27820 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1068)
wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too low 2 
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) throws errorsnot PHP-current low rating, top placement
wp.org #1 1 too high 3 
HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional 80K+ · 4.6★ (336) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #3 ↑3 4 
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1432) heavy footprint
wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too low 5 
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1532)
wp.org #8 ↑4 3 too low 6 
WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (173) throws errorsnot PHP-current low rating, top placement
wp.org #2 ↑2 4 too high 7 
Products Per Page for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (80)
wp.org #7 ↑2 8 
Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (495)
wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27820)
wp.org #19 ↑5 10 too low 10 
Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (835) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #10 ↑1 11 
CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree 50K+ · 4.9★ (365)
wp.org #17 6 too low 12 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5211) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #18 ↑2 6 too low 13 
Number of Products per Page – Pagination Manager for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↑2 7 too high 14 
Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (139) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #11 3 too high 15 
Maximum Products per User for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.6★ (42)
wp.org #15 ↑3 16 
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Google Sheets Sync, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (49) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #13 ↑3 3 too high 17 
Load More Products for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (274) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #20 ↓5 3 too low 18 
Advanced AJAX Product Filters 50K+ · 4.7★ (387) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #22 4 too low 19 
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83)
wp.org #24 5 too low 20 
Currency per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↑3 4 too high 21 
Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #23 2 too low 22 
WooCommerce Square 80K+ · 2.1★ (121) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too high 23 
Page Visits Counter – Lite 5K+ · 4.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #21 2 too high 24 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↑1 15 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.