wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multi select”
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 “multi select”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 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.
Multi Step for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.7★ (77)
wp.org #1 ↑3 2 
MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432)
wp.org #2 3 
CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227)
wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 
Webheadcoder Multi-Step Forms for Contact Form 7 50K+ · 4.2★ (49)
wp.org #3 ↓2 1 too high 5 
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397)
wp.org #10 ↑2 5 too low 6 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #15 9 too low 7 
Multi-Step Checkout for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.5★ (49)
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8709)
wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418)
wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 
Redux Framework 900K+ · 4.4★ (273)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114)
wp.org #12 ↑4 1 too low 12 
CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46)
wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 
Multi Step Form 8K+ · 4.3★ (36)
wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 
Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284)
wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 
Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325)
wp.org #19 ↑5 4 too low 16 M Multi Device Switcher 10K+ · 4.3★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↓2 11 too high 17 
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738)
wp.org #23 6 too low 18 
Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (259)
wp.org #21 3 too low 19 
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509)
wp.org #20 1 too low 20 
Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion 3K+ · 4.8★ (96)
wp.org #24 ↓6 4 too low 21 
RTMForm – Contact Form, Multi-Step Forms & Form Templates for Elementor 30K+ · 4.3★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #13 8 too high 22 
Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓3 23 
Multi Currency For WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.6★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓3 6 too high 24 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 13 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.