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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cancellation”

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 “cancellation”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 6 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

SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar shows at wp.org #7 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 30K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 524 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #2 ↑5 1 too low 2 JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate 200K+ · 4.5★ (1056) wp.org #10 ↓4 8 too low 3 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #9 ↓4 6 too low 4 PiWeb Cancel order / Refund request for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (39) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (524) wp.org #14 ↑4 9 too low 6 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #15 ↓4 8 too low 8 SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments 80K+ · 4.8★ (288) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #8 ↑4 1 too high 10 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #3 ↓1 8 too high 12 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #12 ↓3 13 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #19 ↓2 6 too low 14 Order Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 13 too high 15 Subscriptions for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (180) wp.org #21 ↓2 6 too low 16 Subscriptions for WooCommerce with Stripe Recurring Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 WPS Bookings for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #17 ↓7 18 SEO Media Manager 5K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Sublium Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce – Recurring Payments, Subscription Plans & Installments 700+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #18 ↓4 1 too high 20 Vachr Short-Term Rental Reservations 30+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #20 21 Elállás Kezelő for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Cancellation Survey and Offers for Woo Subscriptions 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓3 11 too high 23 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #7 17 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.