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

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 filter”, 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

Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin places #12 on merit, 4.5★ from 449 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 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #1 2 YMC Filter 4K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #2 3 Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #5 6 Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Dynamic Widgets 10K+ · 4.7★ (109) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too low 10 Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 50K+ · 4.6★ (89) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #14 ↓5 3 too low 12 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #19 ↓2 7 too low 13 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #24 ↓1 11 too low 14 Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ · 4.8★ (165) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15 Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Plugin Load Filter 7K+ · 4.8★ (52) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too high 18 Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 8K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too high 19 If-So Dynamic Content – Elementor & All Page Builders Personalization 7K+ · 4.7★ (92) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 Dynamic Pricing With Discount Rules for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (68) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 Dynamic Tags for Elementor 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Dynamic ACF Repeater for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) 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.