wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable 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 “disable orders”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Disable Responsive Images Complete shows at wp.org #15 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 12 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 8869 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.
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735)
wp.org #1 2 
Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296)
wp.org #2 3 
Disable WP REST API 30K+ · 4.8★ (36)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #8 4 too low 5 
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221)
wp.org #11 6 too low 6 
Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58)
wp.org #6 7 
Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66)
wp.org #7 8 
Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350)
wp.org #14 6 too low 9 
Disable Everything 30K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #3 6 too high 10 
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
Disable Blog 20K+ · 4.7★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869)
wp.org #20 8 too low 13 
Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce – Speed Up & Clean Up Admin 10K+ · 4.8★ (100)
wp.org #13 14 
Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32)
wp.org #10 4 too high 15 
PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38)
wp.org #12 3 too high 16 
Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (117)
wp.org #17 1 too low 17 
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262)
wp.org #19 2 too low 18 
Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ · 4.8★ (96)
wp.org #18 19 
Smart Online Order for Clover 1K+ · 4.9★ (34)
wp.org #16 3 too high 20 
Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages 8K+ · 4.8★ (104)
wp.org #23 3 too low 21 
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237)
wp.org #21 22 Disable Responsive Images Complete 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #15 7 too high 23 
EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 
Repeat Order for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #24 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.