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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “conditional extra fees”

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 “conditional extra fees”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 7 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

Product Fees for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 291 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #1 2 Extra Fees for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.3★ (42) wp.org #2 3 Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too low 4 YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291) wp.org #18 ↑2 14 too low 5 YayExtra – WooCommerce Extra Product Options 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too low 7 Extra Product Options Builder for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8 PI Advanced Flat rate / Conditional shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments 80K+ · 4.8★ (288) wp.org #20 ↓1 11 too low 10 Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (76) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #14 ↑4 2 too low 13 D Disable Payment Methods based on cart conditions for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too high 14 Extra Product Options for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.1★ (9) wp.org #5 ↑2 9 too high 15 Conditional Payment Methods for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 12 too high 16 FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler 9K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Custom Shipping Methods for WooCommerce – Create Weight based Shipping, Conditional Shipping, Table Rate Shipping and much more 3K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #23 ↓2 6 too low 18 Conditional Fees for WooCommerce Lite 400+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #4 14 too high 19 Product Attachment for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.0★ (13) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Product Fees for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 16 too high 23 Multiple Cart Fee – Custom Extra Charges, Surcharges & Conditional Fees for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 PCOD – Partial COD, Payment Gateway Restrictions & Fees | for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.3★ (4) wp.org #16 8 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.