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

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 wrap”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

ReadyGo Gift Wrap – Gift Wrapping, Gift Message & Wrapping Fee for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 159 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Gift Wrapper for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #1 2 Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too low 3 Gift Pack for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #21 15 too low 7 Product Assembly / Gift Wrap / … Cost for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Order Export for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.8★ (14) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Event Tickets Manager for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (32) wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12 CheckoutWC Lite – Conversion optimized WooCommerce checkout 2K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 Extra Product Options for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.1★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Jagif – WooCommerce Free Gift 40+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑1 10 too high 15 Conditional Logic for Woo Product Add-ons 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓2 7 too high 16 Tinyplugs Gift Wrapping – Cart & Checkout 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 10 too high 17 Product Option Kit – Product Options & Addons for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 ReadyGo Gift Wrap – Gift Wrapping, Gift Message & Wrapping Fee for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑7 11 too high 19 BundleBoss – Product Bundles, Mix and Match & Build a Box for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑2 5 too high 20 R RT Gift Wrap for WooCommerce – Gift Wrap Options, Messages & Fees — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Royal Gift Wrapper for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 U2Code Product Addons for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Fieldnest – Custom Checkout Fields for WooCommerce (Store API) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 Share Cart and Save Cart for Later for WooCommerce by LeanPlugins 10+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.