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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “discount rules”

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 “discount rules”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 8 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

Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 13 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Discount Rules for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1395) wp.org #1 2 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #3 4 Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #4 ↓2 5 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Dynamic Pricing With Discount Rules for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (68) wp.org #7 8 Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.7★ (151) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Smart Coupons For WooCommerce Coupons 30K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too low 10 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Coupon X – Discount Popups, Promo Codes Pop Ups for WooCommerce & Announcement Popups 1K+ · 4.9★ (52) wp.org #15 ↓4 4 too low 12 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #10 ↑2 2 too high 13 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules 1K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.0★ (13) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Disco | Dynamic Pricing, Conditions, Bulk, Bundle, BOGO 5K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 Buy one Get one Free – BOGO discount rule maker for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.5★ (26) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 wiseCampaign – WooCommerce Flash Sale, Countdown Timer, Discount Rules & Sales Notification 40+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 PiWeb Conditional Discount / Bulk discounts for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #18 ↑2 2 too high 21 Power Coupons for WooCommerce 30K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑2 8 too high 22 Shipping Discount for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Discountify – Discount Rules, BOGO & Bulk Pricing for WooCommerce 30+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #20 ↑3 3 too high 24 Discount Master – Dynamic Pricing & Discount Rules for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓6 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.