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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “autofill”

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 “autofill”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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

OGEEAT shows at wp.org #5 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 159 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 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #1 2 Shipping Simulator for WooCommerce 6K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.7★ (99) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Kybernaut IČO DIČ 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1387) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Church Content – Sermons, Events and More 3K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 ATUM WooCommerce Inventory Management and Stock Tracking 10K+ · 4.7★ (128) wp.org #10 ↑2 1 too low 10 Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #21 ↑2 10 too low 12 Secure Passkeys 2K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 AI WP Writer – SEO content generator, chatGPT, Gemini, Claude 3K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 OGEEAT 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 ↓2 9 too high 15 Webyx for Gutenberg – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 600+ · 4.8★ (53) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Address Book & Multiple Shipping for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #13 ↓4 3 too high 17 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 ELEX WooCommerce Address Validation & Google Address Autocomplete Plugin 700+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Integrate Razorpay for Contact Form 7 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 P Pinora Address Autofill for Indian PIN Codes 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 Image Hotspot Block 200+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓3 2 too low 22 IPA – Indian Pincode Autofill 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Sri Lankan Cities for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 Postcode.eu Address Validation 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.