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

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 “upselling”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

WP Flashy Marketing Automation shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 2K+ 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

Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 175 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (149) wp.org #1 2 Related Products Slider for WooCommerce – Boost Sales with Smart Product Recommendations 1K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Upsell Funnel Builder for WooCommerce – Create Upsells, Cross-Sells, Order Bumps, Frequently Bought, and Popups. 2K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #4 5 Related Products – Create Upsells, Cross-sells, and Product Recommendations for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WPC Free Shipping Bar for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ · 4.8★ (175) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 CM Tooltip Glossary 7K+ · 4.3★ (157) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 One Click Upsell Funnel for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (98) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 too low 11 AI ChatBot for WooCommerce – WoowBot 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Promolayer – Popup Builder & Abandonment Preventer 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 VikRestaurants Table Reservations and Take-Away 600+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Advanced coupon for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #20 ↑1 6 too low 15 Enhanced Ecommerce Google Analytics for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 HelpCrunch – Live Chat, Chatbot & Knowledge Base for Customer Service 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Ochatbot – AI Chatbot for eCommerce & Support 30+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 ↑1 5 too low 18 ExpressTechSoftwares Addon for MemberPress and Discord 200+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 Salevo Boost Sales for WooCommerce – Set up Up-Sells & Cross-Sells Popups & Auto Apply Coupon 200+ · 3.4★ (9) wp.org #10 ↓2 9 too high 20 FancyProduct — Product Carousel, Slider, Gallery & Grid for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.1★ (7) wp.org #18 ↑2 2 too high 21 WP Flashy Marketing Automation 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 12 too high 22 Local Profile Pics 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Notice Vault – Hide, Manage & Organize Admin Notices 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Product Side Cart For WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.