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

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 pricing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Conditional Add to Cart for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 1388 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #1 2

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520) wp.org #5 3 too low 3

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #6 3 too low 4

PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Conditional Blocks – Advanced Content Visibility Control for WordPress 2K+ · 4.9★ (15) thin reviews wp.org #2 3 too high 6

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #9 3 too low 7

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too low 8

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #11 3 too low 9

Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497) wp.org #14 5 too low 10

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #17 7 too low 11

YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72) wp.org #12 1 too low 12

Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #22 ↑2 10 too low 13

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (108) wp.org #15 2 too low 14

Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15

Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #21 ↓3 6 too low 16

wModes – Catalog Mode, Product Pricing, Enquiry Forms & Promotions | for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #4 12 too high 17

PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (283) wp.org #24 7 too low 18

Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce 40K+ · 4.8★ (122) wp.org #23 5 too low 19

Extra Fees for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.3★ (42) wp.org #16 3 too high 20

Conditional Add to Cart for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #7 13 too high 21

Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.0★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑2 13 too high 22

Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Disco | Dynamic Pricing, Conditions, Bulk, Bundle, BOGO 5K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too high 23

PiWeb Conditional Discount / Bulk discounts for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.8★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24

ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #13 11 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.