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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress mlm”

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 “wordpress mlm”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Trackdesk for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Coupon Affiliates – Affiliate Plugin for WooCommerce places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 77 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Affilia – Affiliate Program 500+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ 6K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Coupon Affiliates – Affiliate Plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 LeadDyno WordPress Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Binary MLM Plan 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #1 ↑2 4 too high 6 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 WC Affiliate – WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin 300+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Binary MLM For WooCommerce 10+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 MLM Soft Integration 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↓1 7 too high 10 Multilevel Referral Plugin for WooCommerce 30+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Unilevel MLM Plan 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 Tracknow for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Asteris Affiliates – Affiliate Program & Referral Tracking for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Social Chat 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 ShoutOut 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16 Business to Customer REST APIs For WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Y YesAllofUs – Instant RLUSD Commissions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Squad Affiliate – Affiliate Program & Referral Plugin for WooCommerce and Divi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Nachrichten — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 Pincode based product price 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 Bitcoin News 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 MultiCOM Affiliate Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 WPeComm Mercado Pago Module Oficial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Trackdesk for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.0★ (2) wp.org #10 14 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.