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

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 steps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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 #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 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 #10 on merit, 4.5★ from 7323 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #1 2 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #2 3 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Direct Checkout for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (408) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #5 ↑2 6 Multi-Step Checkout for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.5★ (49) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce – Checkout Manager 20K+ · 4.9★ (165) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 MultiStep Checkout for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (55) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #19 ↑3 9 too low 11 Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.5★ (15) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #12 13 Webheadcoder Multi-Step Forms for Contact Form 7 50K+ · 4.2★ (49) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too low 14 Change Quantity on Checkout for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (52) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 Digital Goods for WooCommerce Checkout 3K+ · 4.5★ (42) wp.org #17 ↑2 2 too low 16 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 WP Stripe Checkout 1K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #23 ↓2 5 too low 19 Custom Checkout Fields for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Tamara Checkout 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 Worldline Online Checkout 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Tabby Checkout 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Svea Checkout for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.