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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bundle discount plugin”

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 “bundle discount plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 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

Bopo – WooCommerce Product Bundle Builder shows at wp.org #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 1539 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220) wp.org #1 2 Discount Rules for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1395) wp.org #2 3 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #3 4 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #5 ↑3 1 too low 5 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #13 ↓3 8 too low 6 YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too low 8 WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ · 4.6★ (272) wp.org #11 ↑6 3 too low 9 Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127) wp.org #7 ↑8 2 too high 10 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #18 ↑1 8 too low 11 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too low 12 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.7★ (151) wp.org #14 ↓3 1 too high 16 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #19 ↓7 2 too low 18 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #21 ↑2 3 too low 19 Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Disco | Dynamic Pricing, Conditions, Bulk, Bundle, BOGO 5K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #4 15 too high 20 Quantity Discounts, Breaks & Product Bundles for Woocommerce By Bundler 400+ · 4.5★ (51) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too high 21 Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin 6K+ · 3.5★ (194) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Bopo – WooCommerce Product Bundle Builder 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↓1 16 too high 23 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 BundleBoss – Product Bundles, Mix and Match & Build a Box for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 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.