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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “checkout 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 “checkout plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

Tamara Checkout shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 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

Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce – Checkout Manager places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 165 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #1 2 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #2 3 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #3 4 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #4 5 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Direct Checkout for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (408) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing & Member Directories for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Download Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (27) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce – Checkout Manager 20K+ · 4.9★ (165) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too low 14 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #18 ↓4 4 too low 15 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #20 ↑3 5 too low 16 Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.5★ (15) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 MultiStep Checkout for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (55) wp.org #23 ↓4 6 too low 18 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 too low 19 Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 9 too high 21 WP Plugin Manager – Deactivate plugins per page 3K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Checkout Fields for Blocks 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 Tamara Checkout 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑2 10 too high 24 Tabby Checkout 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓3 9 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.