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

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 range”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 10 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

WPC Smart Price Filter for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 11 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

Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 838 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Variation Price Display Range for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #1 2 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too low 4 WPC Name Your Price for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Call for Price for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #16 ↓4 9 too low 8 Show only lowest prices in variable products for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #8 9 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #21 12 too low 10 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 Variation Price Display For WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Change Price Title for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Product Price History for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 WPC Price by Quantity for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 WPC Smart Price Filter for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Multiple Range Slider For Gravity Form 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 Name Your Price: Make Your Own Offer for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Price Update: Bulk Pricing Editor for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (10) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Product Prices by User Roles for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.4★ (14) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑6 8 too high 22 Price Calculator Block – give customers instant price estimates 200+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 Gold Price Live – Gold & Silver Prices, Charts, Widgets, Melt Value Calculator 200+ · 2.5★ (8) wp.org #23 24 Bulk Price Editor for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.