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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “add multiple”

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 “add multiple”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 5 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

Add multiple products to cart via url for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder places #12 on merit, 4.5★ from 7323 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 Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website 50K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #1 ↑4 2 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 M Multiple Roles 5K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #10 ↑3 6 too low 5 Address Book & Multiple Shipping for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #4 ↓3 1 too high 6 Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Product Table for WooCommerce – Add Multiple Products to Cart 400+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too high 9 WC Multiple Email Recipients 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites 700K+ · 5.0★ (71) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #15 ↓4 4 too low 12 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #21 ↑3 9 too low 13 Multiple Domain Mapping on Single Site 6K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #22 ↓2 8 too low 15 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 A Add MIME Types 50K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 WP Create Multiple Posts & Pages 1K+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 Multiple Post Passwords 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too low 20 Multiple Form Instances Add-on for Gravity Forms 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21 YITH WooCommerce Product Add-Ons 20K+ · 3.7★ (57) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 HM Multiple Roles 1K+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Add multiple products to cart via url for Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓2 11 too high 24 YAHMAN Add-ons 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.