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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post checkout”

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

Svea Checkout for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 800+ 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

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ · 4.8★ (71) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.5★ (15) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #6 7 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #18 ↑1 11 too low 8 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe) 1K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #9 ↑2 10 Digital Goods for WooCommerce Checkout 3K+ · 4.5★ (42) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Archive Content with Archived Post Status 5K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 WP Blog Post Layouts 9K+ · 4.7★ (83) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Peter's Post Notes – Admin Notes for Posts and Pages 3K+ · 4.9★ (26) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 WP Stripe Checkout 1K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Australia Post WooCommerce Extension 3K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 One-Click Post Checkout Registration for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Checkout for PayPal 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #19 ↓4 1 too high 21 Post List Designer – Category Post, Recent Post, Post List 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 WP Eventbrite Embedded Checkout – Ticket Checkout Block, Popup & Elementor Widget 700+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Svea Checkout for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 16 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.