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

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 input boxes”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 1388 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (283) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 30K+ · 4.5★ (778) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments 80K+ · 4.8★ (289) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too low 9 YITH WooCommerce Product Add-Ons 20K+ · 3.7★ (57) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 WPC Name Your Price for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #20 ↑4 9 too low 12 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too low 13 NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.1★ (135) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Advanced Shipping Rates for WooCommerce: Flexible Table Rate Shipping Rules 2K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 3DPrint Lite 600+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 WP Hotelier 2K+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 StoreGrowth – Upsell, BOGO, Quick View, Direct Checkout & Side Cart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Turbo Addons Elementor 3K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #24 ↓2 4 too low 21 Simple Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↑1 11 too high 23 BundlePress – Advanced Grouped Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce, Fixed Bundle, Volume Pricing, Buy X Get Y, Frequently Bought Together 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 NEX-Forms ADD ON – Super Select 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 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.