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

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 button”, 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

Pulsating Chat Button shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 3K+ 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 #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 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 Request a Quote for WooCommerce – Get a Quote Button 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Quotes for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (61) wp.org #3 4 YITH Request a Quote for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (66) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #6 7 ELEX WooCommerce Request a Quote 2K+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 WP Call Button – Easy Click to Call Button for WordPress 40K+ · 4.7★ (69) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics 60K+ · 4.8★ (283) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too high 12 Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ · 4.3★ (627) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 bbp style pack 6K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce (Now with AI Assistant) 10K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Freight Shipping Quote – Simplify Shipping Cost Requests 300+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too high 20 V Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit 30K+ · 3.5★ (10) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 B2B Request a Quote 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Pulsating Chat Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 13 too high 23 WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 too high 24 Enquiry Cart For WooCommerce – Request a Quote 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.