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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “instant quote”

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 “instant quote”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 3 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

Price Calculator Block – give customers instant price estimates shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 1623 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #1 2 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too high 4 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1387) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ · 4.8★ (175) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization 9K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 too low 9 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291) wp.org #12 ↑2 2 too low 11 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too high 12 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #4 ↓1 9 too high 14 FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1815) wp.org #20 ↓1 6 too low 15 Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325) wp.org #22 ↑2 7 too low 16 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #24 ↓2 8 too low 17 WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) wp.org #23 ↓2 6 too low 18 Cool FormKit Lite – Advanced Form Builder for Elementor 20K+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #21 ↑2 3 too low 19 INDIGITALL – Instant Chat, Web Push Notifications 90+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Price Calculator Block – give customers instant price estimates 200+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 10 too high 21 WPZOOM Forms – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 SeekMake – Instant 3D Printing Quote Plugin on your Website 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓7 5 too high 23 Request a Quote for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too high 24 A ojo – Instant Quote Widget for Service Businesses — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 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.