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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “coverage calculator”

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 “coverage calculator”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

IDS Areamiq — Coverage Calculator for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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

Diverse Solutions IDX Real Estate Listings & MLS Search places #8 on merit, 3.2★ from 66 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Property Hive Stamp Duty Calculator 800+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Havenlytics – Real Estate Listings, Property Search & Agent Workspace 70+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 ↑1 12 too low 5 Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 AEO God Mode – AI Search Visibility 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Diverse Solutions IDX Real Estate Listings & MLS Search 1K+ · 3.2★ (66) wp.org #21 13 too low 9 IDS Areamiq — Coverage Calculator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Gellum Delivery Calculator for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑5 3 too high 11 Commercial Real Estate Valuation Calculator 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 MetriPrice – Price Calculator & Product Configurator for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑2 3 too high 13 Thai Nexus Logistics – International Shipping Rates & Currency Converter for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Flooring Calculator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 D Demi Yard Material Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 EH Mortgage Calculator – Loan & Amortization Calculator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓3 4 too high 17 S SmartMoney77 Financial Calculators 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Smart Home Remodeling Cost Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Quantity Calculator for Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 Vareon Calculator Suite Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 ePAL Cross Border Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Webgems Tile Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Auditizer – AI Website Audit & Optimization 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Teleship Global Shipping 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.