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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “woocommerce sticky bar”

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 “woocommerce sticky bar”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

WPC Sticky Add To Cart for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #1 2 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #4 ↓2 2 too low 3 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too low 5 Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 10K+ · 4.8★ (40) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #15 ↑5 9 too low 7 Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 too high 8 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #17 ↑2 9 too low 9 HashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign 9K+ · 4.2★ (38) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 WPC Sticky Add To Cart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 ↑1 8 too high 11 Simple Sticky Add To Cart For WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 ATUM WooCommerce Inventory Management and Stock Tracking 10K+ · 4.7★ (128) wp.org #12 ↑5 1 too high 14 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #18 ↓4 4 too low 15 Icegram Engage – Popups, Welcome Bars, Optins, Slide-Ins & Lead Generation for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (370) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart 60K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 WPC Smart Compare for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (44) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Product Badge, Label, Countdown Timer for WooCommerce – Sale Booster 5K+ · 4.8★ (30) wp.org #14 ↓3 4 too high 19 Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ · 4.3★ (821) wp.org #20 ↓4 1 too low 20 Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More 80K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 WPC Fly Cart for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (61) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Rearrange Products for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (58) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar 3K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 Sticky Add to Cart for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.8★ (11) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.