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

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 url”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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 #6 but places #17 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

Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin places #6 on merit, 4.5★ from 122 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. 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 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too low 5 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin 5K+ · 4.5★ (122) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too low 7 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 Lookzy LookBook for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Free Downloads WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (85) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too low 10 GS WooCommerce Product Slider, Product Carousel, Grid, Ticker, List & Masonry 300+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 StoreBuild – Online Store Builder for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 YITH WooCommerce Product Add-Ons 20K+ · 3.7★ (57) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too low 13 Mini Live Preview URL 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 I Image Cleanup 1K+ · 3.5★ (63) wp.org #21 ↓2 7 too low 15 GS Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 10+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓2 2 too high 16 Store Hours for WooCommerce 2K+ · 2.8★ (30) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too low 17 QODE Quick View for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Storzen Product Preview for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 StoreBooster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 Security Ninja For MainWP 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too high 21 Quicker – Direct Checkout, Buy Now Button, Side Cart & Quick View for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 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.