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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “automatic print”

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 “automatic print”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 5 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache shows at wp.org #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 4K+ 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

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 5209 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 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #4 ↓3 2 too high 7 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) wp.org #15 ↑2 7 too low 9 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #20 ↓5 11 too low 10 Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Printus – Automatic Cloud Order Printing for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too low 14 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #22 ↓3 8 too low 15 Hoplix Integration for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 ↓1 6 too low 18 PrinterCo Automatic Order Printing for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 QR Code Composer – Automatic QR code generation 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #12 ↑4 7 too high 20 VK All in One Expansion Unit 100K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓5 3 too high 21 A Automatic File Renamer 40+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too high 22 A Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑3 16 too high 23 WDOnline Print All for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑6 9 too high 24 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #24 ↓10

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.