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

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 “minicart”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Drawer Sliding shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Table for WooCommerce places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 295 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 WPCafe – Restaurant Menu, Online Food Ordering & Table Booking System 5K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too low 2 Minicart for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (14) wp.org #2 3 Cart Weight for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #3 4 Ajax Cart for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.4★ (39) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Floating Minicart for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Better Usability for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Order Bump for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.4★ (18) wp.org #8 9 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127) wp.org #19 ↑5 9 too low 11 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #20 ↑1 9 too low 12 Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #17 ↑3 4 too low 14 WRN Pricing Rules for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules 1K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Simpler Checkout 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Kubelio Companion 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too high 18 UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 ELEX WooCommerce Name Your Price 500+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Advanced Mini Cart – Floating AJAX Cart & Sidebar — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Kwiro — AI Sales Agent & Chatbot for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 WPCafe Multivendor Restaurant Addon for Dokan 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Sidebar Cart for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 Drawer Sliding 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 14 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.