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

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 popup”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 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

Addonify – Quick View For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Translate WordPress with GTranslate places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 4962 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 600K+ · 4.9★ (4514) wp.org #1 2 Popups for Divi 100K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Popup Maker – Responsive popup, Exit Intent Pop up, Email Optins, Autoresponder & More 7K+ · 4.5★ (144) wp.org #5 6 Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #6 7 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #18 ↑4 10 too low 9 Quick View For WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (99) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Popup Box – Easily Create WordPress Popups 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Quick Event Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (67) wp.org #12 13 AI Popup Builder & Popup Maker by OptiMonk 3K+ · 4.7★ (98) wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too low 14 Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ · 3.9★ (95) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Video Popup Block – YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok Lightbox by WPZOOM 10K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 Terms and Conditions Popup for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart 60K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Popups for WooCommerce: Add to Cart, Checkout & More 2K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Quick Download Button 1K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Addonify – Quick View For WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Advanced Age Verification Popup 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 WPBean Form Popup for WPForms and Contact Form 7 – Create Popup Forms Easily 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Direct Checkout – Quick View – Buy Now For WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 QODE Quick View for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 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.