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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “limit quantity”

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 “limit quantity”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 7 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

WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 15 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 5209 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 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Min and Max Quantity for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (218) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #3 4 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #4 5 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 Maximum, Minimum and Multiple Quantity for WooCommerce Shops 3K+ · 4.4★ (36) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #24 ↓5 17 too low 8 Quantity Plus Minus Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #23 ↓1 14 too low 10 WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too high 13 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 Smart Coupons For WooCommerce Coupons 30K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #13 ↑2 6 too high 20 WPC Price by Quantity for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 PiWeb Min/Max Quantity & Minimum Order Limits for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 MaxLimits – Increase Maximum Upload, Post & PHP Limits 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Limit Quantity for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 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.