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

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 control”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 7 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

Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 16 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 284 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 wp.org
1 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #1 2 Min and Max Quantity for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (218) wp.org #2 3 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #3 4 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #4 5 Side Cart Woocommerce | Woocommerce Cart 70K+ · 4.9★ (453) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too low 6 Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284) wp.org #17 ↓1 11 too low 7 SMNTCS Quantity Increment Buttons for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 W WP Revisions Control 40K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Smart Coupons For WooCommerce Coupons 30K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #14 ↑4 3 too low 12 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #15 ↑2 16 PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (283) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220) wp.org #23 ↓2 5 too low 19 Attribute Stock for WooCommerce – Shared Stock & Variable Quantities (Lite Version) 2K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too high 20 PiWeb Min/Max Quantity & Minimum Order Limits for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Better Usability for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #18 ↓3 3 too high 22 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Quantity Discounts, Breaks & Product Bundles for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too high 24 Min Max Quantity – Minimum/Maximum Quantity, Step Control & Price Limit for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.