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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “extra fields”

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 “extra fields”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 9 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #1 2 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Extra Product Options For WooCommerce | Custom Product Addons and Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #3 4 Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft 1K+ · 4.6★ (15) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #11 ↑2 5 too low 7 Secure Custom Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (69) wp.org #5 ↑2 2 too high 8 Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.8★ (166) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #14 ↓3 5 too low 10 Flexible Product Fields (WooCommerce Product Addons) – WooCommerce Product Page Editor 10K+ · 4.5★ (106) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 WC Fields Factory 7K+ · 4.3★ (168) wp.org #12 13 WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ · 4.8★ (132) wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 YayExtra – WooCommerce Extra Product Options 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Extra Product Options Builder for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 Admin Columns for ACF Fields 8K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT 500+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK 10K+ · 4.7★ (97) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 E Extra Price Fields for Woocommerce- Display extra price info on Woocommerce products 2K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Extra Fees for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.3★ (42) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 Extra Product Options for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.1★ (9) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce 700+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #23 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.