wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “offers”
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 “offers”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 700K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.1★ average from 237 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012)
wp.org #1 2 
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 
Combo Offers WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (150)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #8 3 too low 6 
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342)
wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too low 7 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #6 1 too high 8 
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144)
wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too low 9 
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (584) low rating, top placement
wp.org #4 ↑9 5 too high 10 
Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303)
wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too low 11 
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435)
wp.org #12 ↑3 1 too low 12 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2052)
wp.org #13 ↑3 1 too low 13 
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (808)
wp.org #14 ↓3 1 too low 14 
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590)
wp.org #15 ↓3 1 too low 15 
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612)
wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237)
wp.org #7 ↓1 9 too high 17 
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743)
wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #20 ↑2 2 too low 19 
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8709)
wp.org #24 5 too low 20 
Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270)
wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 
Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.9★ (693)
wp.org #19 2 too high 22 
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127)
wp.org #22 23 
Name Your Price: Make Your Own Offer for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too high 24 
Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓4 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.