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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “qty button”

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 “qty button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Distance Rate Shipping For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.3★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 535 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Quantity Plus Minus Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #1 2 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (123) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Custom Shipping Methods for WooCommerce – Create Weight based Shipping, Conditional Shipping, Table Rate Shipping and much more 3K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (76) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools 30K+ · 4.6★ (535) wp.org #18 ↓5 9 too low 10 WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220) wp.org #14 ↓3 4 too low 11 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 too high 12 MarketKing — Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution 700+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too low 13 Shipping Zones by Drawing for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.1★ (24) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Advanced coupon for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #23 ↓2 9 too low 15 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce Stores 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓3 3 too high 16 Floating Cart Product For WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 Better Usability for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 YITH WooCommerce Product Add-Ons 20K+ · 3.7★ (57) wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 Magical Shop Builder – WooCommerce Template Builder for Elementor | Shop, Cart, Checkout & Product Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 PrimeKit Addons and Templates 70+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 BuddyPilot Withdrawal – Easy Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↑1 8 too high 22 Distance Rate Shipping For WooCommerce 300+ · 3.3★ (8) wp.org #11 ↑1 11 too high 23 Dynamic Cart Quantity for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 TNT Conditional Logic Fields for Elementor Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑2 3 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.