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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “autocomplete address”

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 “autocomplete address”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 3 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

UK Address Postcode Validation shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 807 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #1 ↑3 2 Autocomplete Google Address 2K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Address Autocomplete Anything – Google Address Autocomplete for Any Form 900+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #14 10 too low 5 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #18 ↓3 13 too low 6 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #22 ↑2 16 too low 7 Login & Register Customizer – Forms, Popup, Profile & WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.8★ (254) wp.org #23 ↓1 16 too low 8 Address Autocomplete via Google for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 AddySolution's address Autocomplete for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 ELEX WooCommerce Address Validation & Google Address Autocomplete Plugin 700+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Autocomplete Location Field for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too high 12 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too low 13 Autocomplete Address and Location Picker for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #9 ↓2 4 too high 14 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #21 ↑2 7 too low 15 CSS Class Manager – An advanced autocomplete additional css class control for your blocks 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #20 ↑1 5 too low 16 UK Address Postcode Validation 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑1 9 too high 17 Address Validation and Autocomplete for WooCommerce | Addressfinder 900+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Autocomplete Google places 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Advanced Autocomplete Orders for WooCommerce – By HappyDevs 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑4 4 too high 20 Address Autocomplete for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too high 21 Postcode.eu Address Validation 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Smart Autocomplete Address 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 AutoComplete Address Checkout For WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 OneStudio Vietnam Address for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.