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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “picker”

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 “picker”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 2 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

Subtle Icons – SVG Icon Block Suite, Icon Picker & ACF Field shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 1056 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #9 8 too low 2 Maintenance 1M+ · 4.4★ (869) wp.org #6 ↑2 4 too low 3 Date Time Picker for Contact Form 7 20K+ · 3.3★ (21) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #4 5 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 Date Time Picker for WPForms 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (474) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #13 ↑6 4 too low 10 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #19 ↑1 9 too low 11 Image Picker For Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #21 ↑1 8 too low 14 Availability Datepicker – Booking Calendar for Contact Form 7 – Input WP 10K+ · 4.1★ (42) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Better Font Awesome 60K+ · 4.5★ (88) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Date Picker For Contact Form 7 4K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #3 13 too high 17 Extra Product Options For WooCommerce | Custom Product Addons and Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Checkout Location Picker for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #7 ↓1 11 too high 19 Autocomplete Address and Location Picker for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #18 ↓5 1 too high 20 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 ↓2 3 too low 21 M Media Picker for Immich 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 13 too high 22 ACF RGBA Color Picker 6K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 Block for Font Awesome Icons – Searchable Icon Picker, SVG, FA 7 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 Subtle Icons – SVG Icon Block Suite, Icon Picker & ACF Field 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 14 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.