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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “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 “order amount”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 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 #13 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 8 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

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 2143 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. 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 Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #11 ↓2 7 too low 5 Free Shipping Bar: Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #5 6 Minimum Purchase Amount For Woo Cart – For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #8 9 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #16 ↓4 6 too low 11 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Scheduled & Automatic Order Status Controller for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too high 13 Order Splitter for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.7★ (70) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 First Order Discount Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 PiWeb Min/Max Quantity & Minimum Order Limits for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too low 17 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Order Splitter for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓4 3 too high 19 WPC Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓2 7 too high 20 YITH Pre-Order for WooCommerce 6K+ · 3.1★ (16) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 ELEX Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Order Tip & Donations for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑2 1 too high 23 Order Tags or Order Label for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓3 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.