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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “billing fields”

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 “billing fields”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 8 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

Romanian billing fields shows at wp.org #2 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ 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

WP Store Locator places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 312 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #1 2 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #7 ↓3 4 too low 4 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too low 5 WC Fields Factory 7K+ · 4.3★ (168) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation 30K+ · 4.3★ (152) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too low 10 Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft 1K+ · 4.6★ (15) wp.org #5 ↑2 5 too high 11 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Romanian billing fields 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 10 too high 13 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Custom Checkout Fields for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Kybernaut IČO DIČ 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #14 ↑7 2 too high 17 Hide Address Fields for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too high 18 Multiple Shipping And Billing Address For WooCommerce 200+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 Remove tabs and fields from WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Invoicing with InvoiceXpress for WooCommerce – Free 100+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 F4 Salutation Fields for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce 700+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 Checkout & Store Toolkit for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 WPC Copy Billing Address for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.