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

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 price”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 7323 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #1 2 Variation Price Display Range for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPC Name Your Price for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Minimum Purchase Amount For Woo Cart – For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #4 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #15 ↓1 10 too low 6 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #6 7 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too low 8 Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #9 10 WC Price History 5K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Product Open Pricing (Name Your Price) for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Custom Price for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too high 15 Product Price History for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Unit Price for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Hide Price Until Login 1K+ · 3.5★ (24) wp.org #18 19 Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Price Update: Bulk Pricing Editor for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (10) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 ELEX WooCommerce Name Your Price 500+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑6 9 too high 23 Variation Price Display For WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓6 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.