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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “pricing rules”

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 rules”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Role Based Pricing for Woo by Meow Crew shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 2K+ 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

Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 497 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Discount Rules for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1395) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Dynamic Pricing With Discount Rules for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (68) wp.org #4 5 Pricing Table WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.3★ (133) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too low 10 Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497) wp.org #23 ↓1 13 too low 11 WholesaleX – Wholesale Pricing & B2B Solution 2K+ · 5.0★ (67) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules 1K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 ELEX WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts 700+ · 4.3★ (13) wp.org #13 14 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #20 ↓1 6 too low 15 ELEX WooCommerce Role Based Pricing 2K+ · 4.1★ (14) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 AliNext – AliExpress Dropshipping Plugin for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.3★ (53) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.0★ (13) wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too high 18 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Disco | Dynamic Pricing, Conditions, Bulk, Bundle, BOGO 5K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Role Based Pricing for Woo by Meow Crew 2K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 WRN Pricing Rules for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 wModes – Catalog Mode, Product Pricing, Enquiry Forms & Promotions | for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 REDIS – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts 90+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 MaxtDesign Role-Based Pricing for WooCommerce 100+ · 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.