About PluginGauge

PluginGauge ranks WooCommerce plugins from data: WordPress.org usage and ratings, vulnerability records, and compatibility read from each plugin's own code — with a date on every number. We started with B2B and wholesale plugins because that is where store owners most often find vendor-written “best of” lists and little independent data, and added product and catalog categories, starting with product add-ons, in September 2026.

Who runs it

PluginGauge is built and run by Raz Technologies, a systems integration company that builds WordPress and WooCommerce plugins. Where one of its own plugins falls into a ranked category, it is scored by the same formula, labeled “Built by the site owner” and excluded from top picks.

What we measure

• Usage and ratings from the WordPress.org Plugin Directory API (active installs, downloads, ratings, support threads) and, for premium plugins sold there, CodeCanyon via the Envato API.
• Compatibility read from each plugin's own code: the WooCommerce version it declares testing with, HPOS and Cart & Checkout Blocks declarations.
• Security from Wordfence Intelligence, matched by exact plugin slug and cross-checked with the NVD.
• Performance and features from our own lab, where each plugin is installed on a clean WooCommerce store and measured; results are labeled “Tested”.

Data refreshes daily (CodeCanyon every 4 hours); published ranks change weekly so they do not jitter. Every number on the site shows the date it was last verified, and missing data is shown as “No data”, never estimated. The full formula is in the methodology, and the raw tables are free to download under Data.

What we never do

• Accept payment for placement or scores.
• Let affiliate relationships touch the scoring code — a test in our build enforces this.
• Publish vendor-supplied claims as tested facts: every feature carries an evidence label (Tested, Documented, Claimed or Unknown).

How the site earns money

Some links to premium plugins may become affiliate links. They are labeled, and they never affect scores or placement. See the disclosure and methodology.

Corrections

Found a wrong number? Developers and readers can request a correction — see For developers. We fix errors publicly in What changed.

Contact

Email rankings@plugingauge.com for corrections, data questions, partnerships or anything else. We reply within two business days.