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

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 increment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Mini Cart for WooCommerce – Side Cart & Fast Checkout shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.6★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SMNTCS Quantity Increment Buttons for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #1 2 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #5 6 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 StoreCustomizer – A plugin to Customize all WooCommerce Pages 20K+ · 4.8★ (127) wp.org #10 ↑2 3 too low 8 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 50K+ · 3.7★ (59) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Sliced Invoices – WordPress Invoice Plugin 4K+ · 4.6★ (117) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (584) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 Better Usability for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Magical Shop Builder – WooCommerce Template Builder for Elementor | Shop, Cart, Checkout & Product Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Instantio — Side Cart & One-Page Checkout for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #22 ↓2 9 too low 14 Extra Product Options for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.1★ (9) wp.org #15 ↑4 1 too low 15 Wholesale & Tiered Pricing for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓3 2 too low 16 Multiple Range Slider For Gravity Form 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 Mini Cart for WooCommerce – Side Cart & Fast Checkout 600+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 Price Per Unit For WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Webifysys Quantity and Pricing Tiers for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Inventory Rules for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Syzenlabs Easy Min Max – Minimum/Maximum Quantity, Price Limits & Step Control — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 QuantityPro for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too high 24 TG Product Quantity Plus Minus Button 100+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓5 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.