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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gift pack”

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 “gift pack”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Jagif – WooCommerce Free Gift shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce places #11 on merit, 4.6★ from 169 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 Gift Up Gift Cards for WordPress and WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (235) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 GIFTiT – Free Gifts for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #3 4 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Gift Pack for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (123) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ · 4.5★ (206) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes 10K+ · 4.8★ (393) wp.org #17 ↑2 9 too low 9 WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (286) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too low 10 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (169) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 CheckoutWC Lite – Conversion optimized WooCommerce checkout 2K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 wModes – Catalog Mode, Product Pricing, Enquiry Forms & Promotions | for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Wallet Ready Gift Cards for WooCommerce by GiftRocketWP 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 StoreGrowth – Upsell, BOGO, Quick View, Direct Checkout & Side Cart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Jagif – WooCommerce Free Gift 40+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Shipped – Table Rate Shipping Method | for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 BundleBoss – Product Bundles, Mix and Match & Build a Box for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Tinyplugs Gift Wrapping – Cart & Checkout 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 ReadyGo Gift Wrap – Gift Wrapping, Gift Message & Wrapping Fee for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Order Tags or Order Label for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Tagalong Gifts for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Giftvane – Gift Cards and Store Credit for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 PCOD – Partial COD, Payment Gateway Restrictions & Fees | for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.3★ (4) wp.org #18 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.