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

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 request”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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 #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 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

Translate WordPress with GTranslate places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 4962 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #1 2 ELEX WooCommerce Request a Quote 2K+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #2 3 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #14 ↑1 11 too low 4 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 Request a Quote for WooCommerce – Get a Quote Button 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 YITH Request a Quote for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (66) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #17 ↑1 9 too low 9 Quotes for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (61) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #15 ↑8 5 too low 11 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #23 ↓3 12 too low 12 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #8 ↑3 4 too high 13 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Freight Shipping Quote – Simplify Shipping Cost Requests 300+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 too high 16 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce (Now with AI Assistant) 10K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #22 ↓3 5 too low 18 YITH WooCommerce Wishlist 400K+ · 3.9★ (262) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Place Order Without Payment for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #19 ↑3 1 too high 21 WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑3 16 too high 22 B2B Request a Quote 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓2 13 too high 23 Request a Quote for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 Enquiry Cart For WooCommerce – Request a Quote 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 13 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.