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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “minimum order”

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 “minimum order”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Order on Mobile for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 2144 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #1 2 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Minimum Purchase Amount For Woo Cart – For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 PiWeb Min/Max Quantity & Minimum Order Limits for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #15 ↓2 4 too low 12 Maximum, Minimum and Multiple Quantity for WooCommerce Shops 3K+ · 4.4★ (36) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 Scheduled & Automatic Order Status Controller for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Supplier Order Email 300+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #21 ↓6 7 too low 15 Minimum Age for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #9 ↑1 6 too high 16 Bulk Order Form for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #24 ↓4 7 too low 18 Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #19 ↑2 20 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 WP Taxonomy Order 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too high 22 Order on Mobile for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓2 11 too high 23 ELEX Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.