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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “edit order”

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 “edit order”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

OBULKiT – Bulk Edit Orders for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #15 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed places #12 on merit, 4.2★ from 1012 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #1 2 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 PW WooCommerce Bulk Edit 20K+ · 4.9★ (238) wp.org #4 5 Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Intuitive Custom Post Order 400K+ · 4.4★ (139) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Order Approval for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #16 17 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Order on Mobile for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too high 23 OBULKiT – Bulk Edit Orders for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 PRyC WP/WooCommerce: Edit all orders 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.