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

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 toggle”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Pricing Table – Block – Show Product or Service Pricing in Table Format shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 1K+ 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

Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 5925 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 Pricing Table WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.3★ (133) wp.org #1 2 Pricing Table by Supsystic – Responsive Pricing Plans & Comparison Tables 10K+ · 4.1★ (288) wp.org #2 3 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 Pricing Table – Responsive & Easy 3K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Responsive Pricing Table 10K+ · 4.6★ (91) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 WRC Pricing Tables – Responsive CSS3 Pricing Tables 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too low 12 Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ · 4.9★ (5925) wp.org #24 ↓4 12 too low 13 WholesaleX – Wholesale Pricing & B2B Solution 2K+ · 5.0★ (67) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too high 18 Tax Switch for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #18 ↓4 1 too high 20 RioVizual — Table Blocks for Comparison, Pricing and Pros & Cons 1K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 Pricing Table – Block – Show Product or Service Pricing in Table Format 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑2 15 too high 22 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.0★ (13) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Wholesale & Tiered Pricing for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 WBD Pricing Tables – Gutenberg Pricing Table & Comparison Block 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 14 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.