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

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 “filters”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 6 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

Ultimate WooCommerce Filters shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 14 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 3220 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. 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 Advanced AJAX Product Filters 50K+ · 4.7★ (387) wp.org #2 3 Beautiful taxonomy filters 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325) wp.org #6 ↑4 2 too low 5 YMC Filter 4K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too low 7 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 annasta Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #24 ↓4 14 too low 11 Search & Filter 40K+ · 4.5★ (175) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 70K+ · 4.8★ (266) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #14 ↓3 15 Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #11 ↑2 5 too high 17 Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #9 ↓2 8 too high 18 Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Pofily – WooCommerce Product Filters 500+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter 70K+ · 3.5★ (98) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Additional Order Filters for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 Ultimate WooCommerce Filters 500+ · 3.7★ (14) wp.org #13 ↑1 10 too high 24 ACE Product Filters – AJAX Filters for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑2 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.