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

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 “surcharge”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 5 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

Small Package Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition shows at wp.org #14 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 90+ 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 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #1 2 Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #2 3 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #3 4 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #7 ↓3 2 too low 6 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #5 ↑4 1 too high 7 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #4 ↑3 3 too high 8 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #10 ↑4 2 too low 9 WooReer 1K+ · 4.1★ (24) wp.org #8 ↓3 1 too high 10 Payment and Shipping Method Checkout Fee for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too low 11 Checkout Fields for Blocks 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 N Ni WooCommerce Payment Gateway Charges 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Additional Fees For WooCommerce Checkout 200+ · 3.1★ (35) wp.org #19 ↓2 6 too low 14 Payment Gateway with MPGS for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Multiple Cart Fee – Custom Extra Charges, Surcharges & Conditional Fees for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑13 6 too high 16 Small Package Quotes – UPS Edition 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Product Fees for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too high 18 Correo Argentino for WooCommerce 1K+ · 2.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓4 6 too high 19 ShipLevy Fuel Surcharge Lite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Cash On Delivery Surcharge for WooCommerce – Extra COD Fee & Handling Charges by KrishnaDas — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Small Package Quotes – For Customers of FedEx 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Small Package Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too high 23 EnvíaYa: Ship with all carriers (Rating, Booking and Tracking) 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 SR Partial Payments for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓3 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.