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

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 “quote”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 8 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

WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 70+ 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

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Request a Quote for WooCommerce – Get a Quote Button 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #6 ↓5 4 too low 3 Quotes for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (61) wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too high 4 NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #5 ↓3 1 too low 5 ELEX WooCommerce Request a Quote 2K+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too high 6 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #16 ↓2 9 too low 8 YITH Request a Quote for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (66) wp.org #3 ↑2 5 too high 9 Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48) wp.org #9 10 Quotes llama 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #7 ↑4 4 too high 12 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #18 ↑7 6 too low 13 Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ · 4.8★ (406) wp.org #24 ↓6 11 too low 14 Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ · 4.8★ (175) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Freight Shipping Quote – Simplify Shipping Cost Requests 300+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 Easy Quotes 700+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓4 6 too high 18 Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too high 19 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #14 ↑4 5 too high 20 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Citatly – Daily Quote 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 B2B Request a Quote 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓9 1 too high 24 Enquiry Cart For WooCommerce – Request a Quote 100+ · 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.