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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cart limits”

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 “cart limits”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 7 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

Mini Ajax Cart for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 591 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Sliding Cart for WooCommerce by FunnelKit – Skip Cart & Reach WooCommerce Checkout Faster 30K+ · 5.0★ (111) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 Minimum Purchase Amount For Woo Cart – For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #6 ↓2 7 FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler 9K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #7 8 Ajax Cart for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.4★ (39) wp.org #8 9 Sunshine Photo Cart – Client Photo Gallery & Photo Proofing for Photographers 1K+ · 4.7★ (138) wp.org #13 ↓3 4 too low 10 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3004) wp.org #22 ↓3 12 too low 11 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #24 ↓3 13 too low 12 Add to Cart Redirect for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #11 ↓4 1 too high 13 Cart Notices for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too high 14 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #21 ↓7 7 too low 15 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #9 ↑11 6 too high 16 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #14 ↓3 3 too high 18 Hide Cart Functions 3K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #17 ↓5 1 too high 19 Mini Ajax Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓3 7 too high 20 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #20 ↓4 21 Easy PayPal Shopping Cart 1K+ · 3.9★ (15) wp.org #18 ↓5 3 too high 22 Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 ShopMagic Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 24 Mini Cart for WooCommerce – Side Cart & Fast Checkout 600+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #19 ↓4 5 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.