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

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 rules”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 8 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

Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 13 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Discount Rules for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1395) wp.org #1 2 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #2 3 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #3 ↑2 4 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (123) wp.org #10 ↓4 6 too low 5 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #6 ↑4 1 too low 6 Maximum, Minimum and Multiple Quantity for WooCommerce Shops 3K+ · 4.4★ (36) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Min Max Quantities – Set Minimum/Maximum Quantity & Price Limits with Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #24 ↓2 16 too low 9 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #21 12 too low 10 Minimum and Maximum Quantity for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #19 ↓4 8 too low 12 Dynamic Pricing With Discount Rules for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (68) wp.org #12 13 Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #13 14 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too low 15 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Smart Coupons For WooCommerce Coupons 30K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 WPC Price by Quantity for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Scheduled & Automatic Order Status Controller for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Attribute Stock for WooCommerce – Shared Stock & Variable Quantities (Lite Version) 2K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules 1K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.0★ (13) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Disco | Dynamic Pricing, Conditions, Bulk, Bundle, BOGO 5K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #15 ↑1 9 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.