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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “create quotes”

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 “create quotes”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 6 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

Stock Quotes List shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 3221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Quotes for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (61) wp.org #1 2 Create Block Theme 20K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #2 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too low 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too low 5 Quotes llama 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #9 ↑3 3 too low 7 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #12 ↓6 5 too low 8 NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ · 4.8★ (406) wp.org #17 ↑1 8 too low 10 Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too low 14 Request a Quote for WooCommerce – Get a Quote Button 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #8 ↑1 6 too high 15 Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ · 4.8★ (175) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #11 ↑3 5 too high 17 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #21 ↑2 4 too low 18 YITH Request a Quote for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (66) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 mPDF add-on for RTL and Unicode Support 4K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #10 ↑1 10 too high 21 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 XV Random Quotes 300+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too high 23 Quotes Addon for GetPaid 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 Small Package Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.