Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “weight unit”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Price Per Unit For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Max Mega Menu places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 882 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #1 2 Cart Weight for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #2 3 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #11 ↑4 8 too low 4 Unit Price for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 Gold Price Based on Weight 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #17 ↓1 10 too low 8 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #21 ↑2 13 too low 9 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #18 ↑1 9 too low 10 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Custom Shipping Methods for WooCommerce – Create Weight based Shipping, Conditional Shipping, Table Rate Shipping and much more 3K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 WPSSO Schema Product Metadata for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 Price Per Unit for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.7★ (12) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Express, Certified Post, Bike Delivery and Iranian Postal Companies for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 7 too high 17 WP Calorie Calculator 900+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 ELEX WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts 700+ · 4.3★ (13) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Mojito Shipping 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Order Weight for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Price Per Unit For WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 BMI Adult & Kid Calculator 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 CodeArt Units Converter 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 Weight Products for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 11 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.