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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “matrice”

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 “matrice”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

AllTerrain Forms – Survey Builder, Quiz Builder & Contact Form shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Options and Price Calculation Formulas for WooCommerce – Uni CPO places #2 on merit, 4.6★ from 79 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Product Options and Price Calculation Formulas for WooCommerce – Uni CPO 1K+ · 4.6★ (79) wp.org #22 ↑1 20 too low 3 Player Leaderboard 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 WSTech Visual Table Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too high 5 Order Chat for WooCommerce – Instant WhatsApp Order Notifications & Click-to-Chat Button by KrishnaDas — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 P Photo Competition Manager — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 VariMatrix — Variation Manager for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 ShipQora – All-in-One Shipping Solution – Advanced Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑2 9 FacetCore Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Trilobita Editor Remit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 Eliptum Cover Image Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 Cash On Delivery Surcharge for WooCommerce – Extra COD Fee & Handling Charges by KrishnaDas — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 AllTerrain Forms – Survey Builder, Quiz Builder & Contact Form 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 too high 14 SiteSkyline Smart Sales – Frequently Bought Together, Bundles & Upsell for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 Print.App Product Options for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 Shoponix AI Chat for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 ApproxIt – Service Estimate Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 Legba Form — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too high 19 Edminboost – Admin white label, Menu Editor, theme, topbar shortcuts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too high 20 Rezicraft – Professional Resume & CV Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 1 too high 21 Icegram AI Content Engine – AI Blog Writer, SEO Content Generator & AEO Article Builder for WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Costly | Pricing Tables — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 EdgeShaping Lite – AI Bot Visibility vs Human Traffic 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Mosaic Gallery 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.