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

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 “quickview”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

QODE Quick View for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 7 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

WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.6★ from 113 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Quick View for WooCommerce – Reno QuickView 2K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #1 2 WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #2 3 NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce – Fast Product Preview Modal & AJAX Quick View 1K+ · 3.1★ (32) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (55) wp.org #12 ↑2 6 too low 7 Lookzy LookBook for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 StoreBuild – Online Store Builder for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Addonify – Quick View For WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 GS WooCommerce Product Slider, Product Carousel, Grid, Ticker, List & Masonry 300+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 QuickSwish – WooCommerce Product Quick View 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Shopready – Elementor addons for WooCommerce Page Builder 100+ · 4.4★ (13) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 ShopCred – WooCommerce Builder with Products Grid & Carousel Block 30+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Quick View For Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 QODE Quick View for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Bizzview – Quick View for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 QuickView – Instant Product Preview — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 CSSIgniter Quick View for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Enweby Pretty Product Quick View for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Mini Live Preview URL 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22 InstaView for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Popup Product Preview for Woocommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 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.