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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “autocomplete orders”

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 “autocomplete orders”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Autocomplete Orders for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 80+ 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.

Buried gem

WP Store Locator places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 312 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 Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders 30K+ · 4.6★ (137) wp.org #1 2 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Advanced Autocomplete Orders for WooCommerce – By HappyDevs 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Autocomplete Google Address 2K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Login & Register Customizer – Forms, Popup, Profile & WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.8★ (254) wp.org #19 ↑2 11 too low 9 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #21 ↑2 12 too low 10 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #23 ↓5 12 too low 12 Bulk Order Form for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 CSS Class Manager – An advanced autocomplete additional css class control for your blocks 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too low 15 AddySolution's address Autocomplete for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Address Validation and Autocomplete for WooCommerce | Addressfinder 900+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too high 17 ELEX WooCommerce Address Validation & Google Address Autocomplete Plugin 700+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #17 18 Autocomplete Address and Location Picker for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓4 2 too low 19 Autocomplete for WooCommerce Orders 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 Autocomplete Google places 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 Shop as Client for WooCommerce – Manual, Phone & Email Orders 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Order Status Control for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 Autocomplete Orders for WooCommerce 80+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #4 19 too high 24 Address Autocomplete for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑5 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.