wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “e billing”

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 “e billing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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.

Ranked above its merit

Romanian billing fields shows at wp.org #3 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 91 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 signals wp.org

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #1 2

Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #6 ↑2 4 too low 3

Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #7 4 too low 4

E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #4 5

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too low 6

Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (288) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7

F4 Shipping Phone and E-Mail for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (8) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #2 5 too high 8

Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #14 ↓3 6 too low 9

BjornTech Swish for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #5 4 too high 10

ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too low 11

Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #19 ↓1 8 too low 12

Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #23 11 too low 13

Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 ↑2 14

Kybernaut IČO DIČ 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15

Invoicing with InvoiceXpress for WooCommerce – Free 100+ · 5.0★ (11) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓2 6 too high 16

Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #20 ↓4 4 too low 17

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #24 7 too low 18

Romanian billing fields 100+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #3 15 too high 19

Digital Goods for WooCommerce Checkout 3K+ · 4.5★ (42) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20

POP – e-invoicing for WooCommerce: SdI, PEPPOL, KSeF (ex-WooPop) 80+ · 4.9★ (15) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21

Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce 400+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 10 too high 22

E-Invoicing For WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #12 10 too high 23

Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica 800+ · 5.0★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑6 5 too high 24

Partita IVA e Codice Fiscale 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 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.