wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “composite”

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 “composite”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Composite Products – Conditional Images shows at wp.org #2 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

XT Floating Cart for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 149 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 signals wp.org

WPC Composite Products for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.6★ (76) wp.org #1 2

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3

Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #3 4

WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220) wp.org #4 5

TI WooCommerce Wishlist 100K+ · 4.7★ (503) wp.org #9 ↑5 4 too low 6

WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.2★ (454) wp.org #8 2 too low 7

Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #12 ↓3 5 too low 8

WPC AJAX Add to Cart for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9

Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #10 1 too low 10

WPC Name Your Price for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) thin reviews wp.org #7 3 too high 11

Gift Wrapper for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too low 12

XT Floating Cart for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (149) wp.org #19 ↑2 7 too low 13

Composite Products – Conditional Images 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #2 11 too high 14

WPC Frequently Bought Together for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (84) wp.org #18 ↑2 4 too low 15

Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16

SMNTCS Quantity Increment Buttons for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #11 5 too high 17

WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #22 ↑2 5 too low 18

Decimal Product Quantity for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓4 1 too high 19

WPC Sticky Add To Cart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20

WPC Product Size Chart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too high 21

WPC Badge Management for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22

WPC Smart Price Filter for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too high 23

WPC Order Notes for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too high 24

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.