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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “unit aware quantity”

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 “unit aware quantity”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Mintpay for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 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 #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Maximum Products per User for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.6★ (42) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Price Per Unit For WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 ↑1 3 too high 5 Partial Shipment for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Discounts & Promotions Automation 80+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 WinRocket Raffle and Giveaway Campaigns for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More 700+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #14 ↑6 5 too low 10 Split Pay – Stripe Connect Split Payments & Multi-Vendor Marketplace for WooCommerce & FluentCart 100+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Multi Location Product & Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 QuickShipD – Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 ↓3 10 too low 13 Wholesale Customers For WooCommerce 60+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 From Unit Converter to Unit-Aware Quantities & Calculators — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 Mintpay for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 MetriPrice – Price Calculator & Product Configurator for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 BoxCart – Local Pickup & Click and Collect Ordering 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 Dreamfoxmedia Purchase Limits for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 GiftPilot – Auto Gift for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 OrderFloor – Minimum Order & Quantity Limits for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too low 21 B2Brouter for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Beziworld – Withdrawal for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓7 3 too high 23 LindyMOQ: MOQ Settings for Products in SureCart — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 Tarkva – Expiry Tracking and Discount Engine — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.