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

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 “decimal”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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

WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 15 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Easy Table of Contents places #9 on merit, 4.4★ from 221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Email Address Encoder 100K+ · 4.2★ (160) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Decimal Product Quantity for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #9 ↑6 5 too low 5 WPC Name Your Price for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Quantity Plus Minus Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too high 7 Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) wp.org #12 ↓7 4 too low 9 Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too low 10 Unit Price for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Calculation for contact form 7 1K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 BEAR – Bulk Editor for WooCommerce Professional. AI assistant on board (MCP Server) 30K+ · 4.7★ (228) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Mortgage Calculator 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 B BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types 3K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too low 19 Loan Calculator WP 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #8 ↑1 12 too high 21 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #15 ↓3 6 too high 22 Counters Block – Animated Number Counters, Stats & Dynamic KPIs 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 WPC Sticky Add To Cart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 WP Events Manager 30K+ · 2.7★ (13) wp.org #17 7 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.