wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “pricing box”
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 “pricing box”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 700K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.1★ average from 237 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104)
wp.org #1 2 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #2 ↑2 3 
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 40K+ · 4.6★ (82)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 
Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546)
wp.org #8 3 too low 6 
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612)
wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 
Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248)
wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 
Pricing Table – Responsive & Easy 3K+ · 4.2★ (26)
wp.org #4 ↑1 5 too high 10 
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435)
wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 
Dynamic Pricing With Discount Rules for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (68)
wp.org #7 4 too high 12 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237)
wp.org #6 ↓3 7 too high 14 
Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525)
wp.org #19 5 too low 15 
Coupzy Coupon Box for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.6★ (37)
wp.org #11 4 too high 16 
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528)
wp.org #24 8 too low 17 
Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder 100K+ · 4.7★ (394)
wp.org #23 6 too low 18 
HollerBox — Fast & Effective Popups & Lead-Generation 2K+ · 4.8★ (32)
wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 
ELEX WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts 700+ · 4.3★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too high 20 
RioVizual — Table Blocks for Comparison, Pricing and Pros & Cons 1K+ · 4.6★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 
Wholesale & Tiered Pricing for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 
REDIS – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts 90+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #20 2 too high 23 
SaasPricing – Advanced Pricing & Comparison Tables for Elementor 300+ · 3.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too high 24 
MaxtDesign Role-Based Pricing for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
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.