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

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 “woothemes”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Currency Switcher for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 700+ 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

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 27821 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Datepicker 6K+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #2 ↑9 1 too low 2 Breadcrumbs for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too low 5 WP Header Images 4K+ · 4.4★ (35) wp.org #5 ↑7 6 Barion Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #3 ↓1 3 too high 7 Custom Product Tabs Lite for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #21 ↑2 13 too low 9 WP Hotelier 2K+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #13 ↓3 3 too low 11 WP SpeedUp 200+ · 4.1★ (9) wp.org #10 ↑5 1 too high 12 W WooSidebars 100K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 WC – APG Free Shipping 1K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #11 ↓3 2 too high 14 S Storefront Blog Excerpts 700+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.5★ (27) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 BuddyForms Form Elements for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 17 ShipStation for WooCommerce 40K+ · 3.3★ (13) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓2 11 too high 19 WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ · 2.0★ (105) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 dLocal Go Payments 400+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓3 8 too high 21 Product Widget Slider for WooCommerce 200+ · 2.2★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 Eway Payments for Woo 3K+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Affiliate Disclosure for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Click & Pledge Plugin for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.