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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “quickview 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 “quickview popup”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20.

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 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 #16 on merit, a gap of 11 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 #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 113 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 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 #4 2 too low 3 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (55) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #8 ↑3 4 too low 5 Lookzy LookBook for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce – Fast Product Preview Modal & AJAX Quick View 1K+ · 3.1★ (32) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #10 ↑2 2 too low 9 Choosly – Product Variations Swatches for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (76) wp.org #17 ↑1 8 too low 10 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 StoreBuild – Online Store Builder for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 Addonify – Quick View For WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Shopready – Elementor addons for WooCommerce Page Builder 100+ · 4.4★ (13) wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 GS WooCommerce Product Slider, Product Carousel, Grid, Ticker, List & Masonry 300+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #16 2 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 #5 11 too high 17 QuickSwish – WooCommerce Product Quick View 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓2 6 too high 18 Bizzview – Quick View for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 QuickView – Instant Product Preview — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 7 too high 20 CSSIgniter Quick View for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Enweby Pretty Product Quick View for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Popup Product Preview for Woocommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 InstaView for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Quicker – Direct Checkout, Buy Now Button, Side Cart & Quick View for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.