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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “quick”

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 “quick”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 6 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

QODE Quick View for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 154 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #1 2 Quick Featured Images 50K+ · 4.7★ (235) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #9 ↑4 6 too low 4 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #5 ↑3 1 too low 5 YITH WooCommerce Quick View 80K+ · 3.8★ (27) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Quick Adsense 20K+ · 3.9★ (74) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Quick and Easy FAQs 10K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Quick View For WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (99) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #15 ↑6 6 too low 10 Quick 301 Redirects 7K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 Quick Event Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (67) wp.org #11 ↑4 12 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #22 ↓3 10 too low 13 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links 20K+ · 4.7★ (26) wp.org #21 ↑2 7 too low 15 Quick View for WooCommerce – Reno QuickView 2K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #19 ↑3 4 too low 16 Quick Interest Slider 1K+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #16 ↑2 17 Quick Download Button 1K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Quick PayPal Payments: Payment Button & Form 1K+ · 4.4★ (32) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too low 19 Addonify – Quick View For WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 XT Quick View for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.8★ (13) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Quick and Easy Testimonials 3K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Direct Checkout – Quick View – Buy Now For WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑3 5 too high 23 Quick View For Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 24 QODE Quick View for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.