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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “shop filter”

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

ShopPress – Shop Builder for Elementor and WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 600+ 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

Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 333 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 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #1 2 Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325) wp.org #2 3 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Search & Filter 40K+ · 4.5★ (175) wp.org #6 7 Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 70K+ · 4.8★ (266) wp.org #15 ↑9 8 too low 8 Etsy Shop 3K+ · 4.0★ (30) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) 100K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #24 ↓4 15 too low 10 Advanced AJAX Product Filters 50K+ · 4.7★ (387) wp.org #18 ↓6 8 too low 11 YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter 70K+ · 3.5★ (98) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Themify – WooCommerce Product Filter 20K+ · 3.5★ (72) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 WCAPF – Ajax Product Filter for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (44) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter 900+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 annasta Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #21 ↓5 5 too low 17 RepairBuddy – Repair Shop CRM & Booking Plugin for WordPress 400+ · 4.9★ (24) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 One Stop Shop for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Shop as Client for WooCommerce – Manual, Phone & Email Orders 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Magical Shop Builder – WooCommerce Template Builder for Elementor | Shop, Cart, Checkout & Product Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #23 ↓4 3 too low 21 Premmerce Product Filter for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.4★ (22) wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too high 22 TyresAddict – Tyre Product Filter for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑2 2 too high 23 ShopPress – Shop Builder for Elementor and WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑3 11 too high 24 Trusted Shops Easy Integration for WooCommerce 6K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.