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

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 “price”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 8 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

Change Price Title for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 109 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 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #1 2 Variation Price Display Range for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #8 ↑5 5 too low 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #6 ↑2 2 too low 5 WPC Name Your Price for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 WC Price History 5K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu 3K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 Call for Price for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too low 11 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too high 13 Custom Price for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 Product Open Pricing (Name Your Price) for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 Bulk Price Update for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Product Price History for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too high 17 Unit Price for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 Custom Price Labels for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #23 ↓2 5 too low 19 Change Price Title for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #12 ↑6 7 too high 20 WPC Price by Quantity for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 – Price Calculator Free 5K+ · 3.8★ (15) wp.org #18 ↑4 3 too high 22 Price Table Block 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 WPC Smart Price Filter for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.