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

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 view”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 7 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 #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 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

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 5039 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. 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 View For WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (99) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 YITH WooCommerce Quick View 80K+ · 3.8★ (27) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1236) wp.org #14 ↑6 10 too low 5 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #17 ↑4 12 too low 6 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 Quick View for WooCommerce – Reno QuickView 2K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #7 8 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #20 ↓4 12 too low 9 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 Quick Adsense 20K+ · 3.9★ (74) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Quick View WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (73) wp.org #21 ↓3 10 too low 12 Addonify – Quick View For WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 9 too high 13 WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce – Fast Product Preview Modal & AJAX Quick View 1K+ · 3.1★ (32) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 XT Quick View for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.8★ (13) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #24 ↓2 9 too low 16 Product Labels, Quick View, Buy Now, Pre-Orders, Frequently Bought Together & More for WooCommerce – Merchant 9K+ · 4.2★ (11) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Direct Checkout – Quick View – Buy Now For WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 StoreGrowth – Upsell, BOGO, Quick View, Direct Checkout & Side Cart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Quick View For Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 QODE Quick View for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 15 too high 21 QuickSwish – WooCommerce Product Quick View 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Products Quick View for WooCommerce 90+ · 2.8★ (17) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 Linked Variations for WooCommerce – Link Separate Products by Attribute with Swatches, Quick View & Shortcodes 500+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #23 24 Bizzview – Quick View for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 14 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.