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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “remove checkout fields”

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 “remove checkout fields”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 7 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

Checkout & Store Toolkit for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 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

FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 1028 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #1 2 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #2 3 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #3 4 Direct Checkout for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (408) wp.org #4 5 Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce – Checkout Manager 20K+ · 4.9★ (165) wp.org #5 6 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #6 7 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #24 ↓1 17 too low 8 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 WC Fields Factory 7K+ · 4.3★ (168) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 Flexible Product Fields (WooCommerce Product Addons) – WooCommerce Product Page Editor 10K+ · 4.5★ (106) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Digital Goods for WooCommerce Checkout 3K+ · 4.5★ (42) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.5★ (15) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #13 ↓5 2 too high 16 Multi-Step Checkout for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.5★ (49) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too high 18 Product Input Fields for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.0★ (17) wp.org #16 ↑8 2 too high 19 Remove tabs and fields from WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Checkout & Store Toolkit for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 12 too high 21 Tamara Checkout 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 Worldline Online Checkout 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 Tabby Checkout 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Contribuinte Checkout 1K+ · 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.