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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “minimum order 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 “minimum order quantity”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Decimal Product Quantity for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Order Splitter for WooCommerce places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 70 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #1 2 Min and Max Quantity for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (218) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Maximum, Minimum and Multiple Quantity for WooCommerce Shops 3K+ · 4.4★ (36) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #14 9 too low 6 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 SMNTCS Quantity Increment Buttons for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Order Splitter for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.7★ (70) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Scheduled & Automatic Order Status Controller for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #13 14 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 PiWeb Min/Max Quantity & Minimum Order Limits for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Bulk Order Form for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Decimal Product Quantity for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Flexible Refund for WooCommerce – EU One Click Return 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #22 23 Advanced Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.