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

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 amount”, 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

ELEX Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 546 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 Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #1 2 Free Shipping Bar: Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Minimum Purchase Amount For Woo Cart – For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 PiWeb Min/Max Quantity & Minimum Order Limits for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 Scheduled & Automatic Order Status Controller for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 Order Splitter for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.7★ (70) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 First Order Discount Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #24 ↓8 9 too low 16 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #19 ↓8 3 too low 17 Cities Shipping Zones for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #17 ↓2 18 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #12 ↓4 6 too high 19 TT Extra Fee Option for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.8★ (16) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 ELEX Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 14 too high 21 Instant Approval Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 RiskPay Gateway: USDC Payouts for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑7 7 too high 24 Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓2 9 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.