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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cancel 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 “cancel orders”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 9 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

Order Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 300+ 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

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 1539 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 PiWeb Cancel order / Refund request for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (39) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Cancel Abandoned Order 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #15 ↓3 7 too low 9 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too low 10 Subscriptions for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (180) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Supplier Order Email 300+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Shop as Client for WooCommerce – Manual, Phone & Email Orders 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 BD Courier Order Ratio Checker 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #21 ↓5 2 too low 20 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Order Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 16 too high 22 Order List Table Elementor Widget for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Flexible Refund for WooCommerce – EU One Click Return 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Auto Cancel On-Hold Orders for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 7 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.