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

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 wrapper”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 2 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

Gift Ladder for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 159 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. 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 #4 2 too low 3 Gift Wrapping for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Database Manager – WP Adminer 20K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (149) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too low 7 Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Order Export for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.8★ (14) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Gift Pack for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 Free Shipping Bar: Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 WPSmartPay – Payment Forms, Invoices, Donations & Subscriptions 100+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Product Labels, Quick View, Buy Now, Pre-Orders, Frequently Bought Together & More for WooCommerce – Merchant 9K+ · 4.2★ (11) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar 3K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Post Kinds 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 PDF Gift Cards for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 Printcart Store – Web to Print Product Designer for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #24 ↓4 6 too low 19 Gift Ladder for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 Royal Gift Wrapper for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 Print.App 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too high 22 Kata Plus – Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Extensions and Templates 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too high 23 ByticsLab Conditional Offers for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Share Cart and Save Cart for Later for WooCommerce by LeanPlugins 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑5 5 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.