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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wc builder”

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 “wc builder”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Gutentor – Gutenberg Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor places #11 on merit, 4.6★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (286) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 WC Builder – WooCommerce Page Builder for WPBakery 1K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Donation Platform for WooCommerce: Fundraising & Donation Management 7K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #14 ↑6 7 too low 8 WCFM Membership – WooCommerce Memberships for Multivendor Marketplace 10K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 WC Affiliate – WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin 300+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 CoDesigner – All in One Elementor WooCommerce Builder 5K+ · 4.4★ (153) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Gutentor – Gutenberg Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor 30K+ · 4.6★ (90) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 WC Pickup Store 2K+ · 4.7★ (25) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Themify – WooCommerce Product Filter 20K+ · 3.5★ (72) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too high 14 Magical Shop Builder – WooCommerce Template Builder for Elementor | Shop, Cart, Checkout & Product Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Video Gallery for WooCommerce – Add Product Video & Featured Video 4K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 Product Video Gallery for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (97) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 GSheetConnector – WooCommerce Google Sheets Connector, Export Orders & Products to Google Sheets in Real-Time 3K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Gutena Forms – Contact Form, Survey Form, Feedback Form, Booking Form, and Custom Form Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #10 ↑12 9 too high 20 Bopo – WooCommerce Product Bundle Builder 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too high 21 Custom Thank You Page for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 WC Sales Notification 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 BuildKit – Product Builder for WooCommerce – Custom PC Builder 300+ · 2.8★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 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.