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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “dynamic fee”

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 “dynamic fee”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Custom Fee Woocommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 2 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 #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 1388 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #1 2 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too low 8 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Discount Rules for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1395) wp.org #16 ↓3 6 too low 11 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too low 12 Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents 30K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #18 ↑2 5 too low 14 Custom Fee Woocommerce 400+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #2 12 too high 15 A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ · 4.3★ (101) wp.org #17 ↓3 2 too low 16 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #10 ↑2 6 too high 17 Extra Fees for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.3★ (42) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations 2K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (76) wp.org #23 ↓2 3 too low 21 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #20 ↓4 1 too high 22 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 wModes – Catalog Mode, Product Pricing, Enquiry Forms & Promotions | for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓4 1 too high 24 Multiple Cart Fee – Custom Extra Charges, Surcharges & Conditional Fees for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.