wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress woocommerce”
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 woocommerce”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.
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
Google for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 800K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 268 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 1539 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833)
wp.org #1 2 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27820)
wp.org #2 3 
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #6 3 too low 4 
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) low rating, top placement
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157)
wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539)
wp.org #11 5 too low 7 
Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154)
wp.org #7 8 
PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865)
wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) low rating, top placement
wp.org #4 5 too high 10 
WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) low rating, top placement
wp.org #5 5 too high 11 
Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496)
wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too low 12 
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too low 13 
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435)
wp.org #15 ↓5 2 too low 14 
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #24 ↓2 10 too low 15 
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127)
wp.org #17 2 too low 16 
Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186)
wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 
Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100)
wp.org #19 2 too low 18 
HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (170)
wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Google for WooCommerce 800K+ · 2.7★ (268)
wp.org #9 10 too high 20 
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ · 2.1★ (106)
wp.org #10 ↑2 10 too high 21 
Pinterest for WooCommerce 200K+ · 2.3★ (68)
wp.org #14 ↑2 7 too high 22 
WooCommerce Square 80K+ · 2.1★ (121)
wp.org #21 ↑2 1 too high 23 
WooCommerce Analytics 20K+ · 4.5★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 
Reddit for WooCommerce 90K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #18 6 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.