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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “quantity buttons”

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 “quantity buttons”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 9 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

WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 15 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 284 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 SMNTCS Quantity Increment Buttons for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #1 2 Quantity Plus Minus Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #2 3 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #3 4 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #15 ↓3 10 too low 6 Change Quantity on Checkout for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (52) wp.org #6 7 Maximum, Minimum and Multiple Quantity for WooCommerce Shops 3K+ · 4.4★ (36) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Smooth Back To Top Button 40K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #11 ↑3 3 too low 9 Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284) wp.org #23 ↓2 14 too low 10 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #10 11 Payment Button for PayPal 4K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #14 ↓3 3 too low 12 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Decimal Product Quantity for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #12 ↑6 4 too high 17 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Better Usability for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 WPC Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.9★ (23) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.