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

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 update”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 7 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

Custom Price for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 4625 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. 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 #2 1 too low 2 Bulk Price Update for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Variation Price Display Range for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #22 ↓1 15 too low 8 Price Update: Bulk Pricing Editor for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (10) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 WPC Name Your Price for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu 3K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too low 11 WC Price History 5K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Call for Price for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too high 13 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too low 14 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 Product Open Pricing (Name Your Price) for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Unit Price for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #18 ↓3 2 too low 17 Gold Price Based on Weight 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #21 ↑1 4 too low 18 Custom Price for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Product Price History for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Custom Price Labels for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #23 ↑1 3 too low 21 Change Price Title for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #14 ↑9 7 too high 22 Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 – Price Calculator Free 5K+ · 3.8★ (15) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Price Calculator Block – give customers instant price estimates 200+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Bulk Price Editor for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.