wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “attribute pricing”
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 “attribute pricing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
Product Open Pricing (Name Your Price) for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.1★ average from 19 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 612 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104)
wp.org #1 2 
Pricing Table by Supsystic – Responsive Pricing Plans & Comparison Tables 10K+ · 4.1★ (288)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (28)
wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too high 4 
Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (123)
wp.org #4 ↓2 5 
Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248)
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
Dynamic Pricing With Discount Rules for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (68)
wp.org #6 1 too high 8 
Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497)
wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 
Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838)
wp.org #13 ↓3 4 too low 10 
YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926)
wp.org #15 ↑9 4 too low 12 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612)
wp.org #18 ↓3 6 too low 13 
Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (256)
wp.org #24 11 too low 14 
Bulk Auto Image Alt Text (Alt tag, Alt attribute) optimizer (image SEO) 10K+ · 4.2★ (111)
wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Product Open Pricing (Name Your Price) for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.1★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #8 7 too high 16 
Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too high 17 
ELEX WooCommerce Bulk Edit Products, Prices & Attributes (Basic) 4K+ · 3.7★ (25)
wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too high 18 
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583)
wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 
Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Disco | Dynamic Pricing, Conditions, Bulk, Bundle, BOGO 5K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #14 5 too high 20 
RioVizual — Table Blocks for Comparison, Pricing and Pros & Cons 1K+ · 4.6★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 
ELEX WooCommerce Name Your Price 500+ · 4.3★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #17 4 too high 22 
Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.0★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 
Price Update: Bulk Pricing Editor for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #21 2 too high 24 
Dynamic Pricing & Discounts Lite 300+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.