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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “checkout notes”

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 “checkout notes”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Tamara Checkout shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder places #7 on merit, 4.5★ from 7322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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 ↑1 2 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #3 ↓2 1 too low 3 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #4 5 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #5 6 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Peter's Post Notes – Admin Notes for Posts and Pages 3K+ · 4.9★ (26) wp.org #8 9 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #11 ↑2 2 too low 10 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #10 11 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.5★ (15) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe) 1K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #17 ↑3 4 too low 14 Change Quantity on Checkout for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (52) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Digital Goods for WooCommerce Checkout 3K+ · 4.5★ (42) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 KeepInMind Dashboard Notes 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 Custom Checkout Fields for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Product Notes Tab & Private Admin Notes for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Checkout for PayPal 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 g-FFL Checkout 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Customer Notes for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 Tamara Checkout 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 14 too high 24 Svea Checkout for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.