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

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 maximum”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 9 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

Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 16 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 706 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 Sliding Cart for WooCommerce by FunnelKit – Skip Cart & Reach WooCommerce Checkout Faster 30K+ · 5.0★ (111) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart 60K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #4 5 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #10 ↓2 5 too low 6 Maximum, Minimum and Multiple Quantity for WooCommerce Shops 3K+ · 4.4★ (36) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Maximum Products per User for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.6★ (42) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 Ajax Cart for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.4★ (39) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #21 ↓4 12 too low 10 Cart Notices for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 Sunshine Photo Cart – Client Photo Gallery & Photo Proofing for Photographers 1K+ · 4.7★ (138) wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too low 12 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too low 13 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too high 14 Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools 30K+ · 4.6★ (535) wp.org #18 ↓4 4 too low 15 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #9 ↓2 6 too high 16 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Mini Ajax Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too high 19 Popups for WooCommerce: Add to Cart, Checkout & More 2K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #19 20 Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #12 ↓2 8 too high 21 Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar 3K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Cart recovery for WordPress 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 Cart Additional Fee For WooCommerce 70+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Add multiple products to cart via url for Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓5 1 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.