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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “quoting engine”

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 “quoting engine”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

That AI Bot – AI Sales Agent & Lead Generation shows at wp.org #14 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #1 2 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #2 3 GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 30K+ · 4.6★ (683) wp.org #3 4 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (199) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Simple:Press Forum 300+ · 4.2★ (24) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Sitelinks Search Box 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 MAIO – ChatGPT SEO Tracking & AI Search Optimization 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 OmniGEO Ai SEO 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Thai Nexus Logistics – International Shipping Rates & Currency Converter for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Hack The SEO – MCP Server for Claude, AI Bot Tracker, llms.txt, GEO Score & Cannibalization 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 ConvertCalculator: Build Cost, Price, Quotation, ROI Interactive Calculators 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Discount Master – Dynamic Pricing & Discount Rules for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Buyience NovaCore B2B Quote Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 OmniDirectory – Directory & Listings — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 IndexToast – WordPress Indexing on Autopilot 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 EarnestLabs Quote & Catalog for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Clean Selection — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Pixel Office AEO Inoculator & AI Broadcaster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 That AI Bot – AI Sales Agent & Lead Generation — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Mimeeq – 3D Product Configurator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 VerifiedReply: Verified WooCommerce Reviews and Testimonials by Email Reply 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Smart Home Remodeling Cost Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 OperStack AI Visibility — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.