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

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 calculator”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 706 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #2 1 too low 2

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too low 4

Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #1 3 too high 5

Product page shipping calculator for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7

Side Cart Woocommerce | Woocommerce Cart 70K+ · 4.9★ (453) wp.org #10 3 too low 8

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (808) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9

Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ · 4.8★ (175) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10

Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #17 7 too low 11

Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too low 12

Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #11 1 too high 13

Flexible Product Fields (WooCommerce Product Addons) – WooCommerce Product Page Editor 10K+ · 4.5★ (106) wp.org #22 9 too low 14

E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #21 7 too low 15

WooReer 1K+ · 4.1★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #19 4 too low 16

CartPops – WooCommerce Side Cart, Cart Drawer & Cart Popup 4K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #20 4 too low 17

Price Calculator Block – give customers instant price estimates 200+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #7 10 too high 18

AForms — Form Builder for Price Calculator & Cost Estimation 3K+ · 4.8★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #23 5 too low 19

PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #18 1 too high 20

eShopLogistic Shipping Calculator 100+ · 4.6★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21

Shipped – Table Rate Shipping Method | for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #24 3 too low 22

Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23

PrintPrice: STL & 3MF Price Calculator for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too high 24

Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 80+ · 2.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑2 12 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.