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

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 “request a quote shortcode”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

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

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ELEX WooCommerce Request a Quote 2K+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #1 2 NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 YITH Request a Quote for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (66) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too low 5 Request a Quote for WooCommerce – Get a Quote Button 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #9 ↑3 2 too low 8 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #14 ↑6 5 too low 10 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 eCommerce Product Catalog 7K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #16 ↓9 5 too low 12 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #7 ↑6 5 too high 13 Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 Freight Shipping Quote – Simplify Shipping Cost Requests 300+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 Call for Price for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #21 ↑2 1 too low 21 WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 16 too high 22 Citatly – Daily Quote 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑3 3 too high 23 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Enquiry Cart For WooCommerce – Request a Quote 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 16 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.