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

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 “quotation”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 9 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

ConvertCalculator: Build Cost, Price, Quotation, ROI Interactive Calculators shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 800+ 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

Product Table for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 295 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Quotes for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (61) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce (Now with AI Assistant) 10K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Multi Step for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #6 ↑2 3 too low 4 Quotify | Product Quotation – Request a Quote for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Request a Quote for WooCommerce – Get a Quote Button 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 YITH WooCommerce Wishlist 400K+ · 3.9★ (262) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too low 9 PiWeb Product Enquiry or product catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too high 11 Call for Price for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Multibanco, MB WAY, Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payshop, and PIX (ifthenpay) for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #14 ↑10 2 too low 13 CSV Importer 3K+ · 4.2★ (28) wp.org #20 ↑3 7 too low 14 Prevent XSS Vulnerability 6K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #16 ↓4 2 too low 15 Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 Invoize – PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Quotations & WooCommerce Invoicing 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓4 5 too high 17 PDF for Elementor Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) wp.org #15 ↑2 2 too high 18 PDF for WPForms + Drag and Drop Template Builder 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #18 19 Text Case Converter 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 ConvertCalculator: Build Cost, Price, Quotation, ROI Interactive Calculators 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 10 too high 21 Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 PDF for Contact Form 7 + Drag and Drop Template Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 B2B Request a Quote 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓8 2 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.