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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “strikethrough”

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 “strikethrough”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

MaxtDesign Role-Based Pricing for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 100+ 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 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.9★ (86) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Dashboard To-Do List 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Seraphinite Post .DOCX Source 800+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Disco | Dynamic Pricing, Conditions, Bulk, Bundle, BOGO 5K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 MRW Simplified Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 SmartDoc to Post Importer 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Fast Cart – Ultralight Ajax Side Cart for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Sale Price for EDD 300+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too low 9 Variation Dropdown to Radio Buttons for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Variation Price Display For WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Scheduled Sales, Discounts and Omnibus Price History for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 WRN Pricing Rules for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 DocxToPost – Import Word (DOCX) & Markdown to Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too low 14 MaxtDesign Role-Based Pricing for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 DraftBridge: From Doc/Docx to Blog Post 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑2 5 too high 16 Init Embed Posts – Stylish, Fast, Portable 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 BitBot – AI Chatbot, Content Generator, Forms & Leads 70+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 Screen Reader Text Format 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 6 too low 19 VSW Bogo Offer On Category 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 HBmarkdown For Editors 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Dynamic Metal Price Calculator 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Modern Pricing Table for Elementor 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Simple Course Creator 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 CampaignBay – Automated Discount Campaigns & Flash Sales for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.