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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “grouped button”

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 “grouped button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Button Group shows at wp.org #5 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 100+ 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

WP Store Locator places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 312 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 WPC Grouped Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #1 2 WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #8 6 too low 3 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WPC Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #14 ↓2 9 too low 6 Direct Checkout for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (408) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 too low 7 Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #17 ↓1 9 too low 9 Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Change Add to Cart Button Text for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 SMNTCS Quantity Increment Buttons for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Add to Cart Button Custom Text 9K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Variation Price Display Range for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Floating Awesome Button (Sticky Button, Popup, Toast) & 200+ Website Custom Interactive Element 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 MW Messenger Button 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Custom Add to Cart labels for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #21 22 Button Group 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 17 too high 23 WPC Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.3★ (10) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 WHM Inquiry Button for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓3 4 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.