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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “filter 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 “filter orders”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 4 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

Filter Gallery shows at wp.org #10 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 22 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 5.0★ from 350 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #1 2 Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #3 4 Filter Orders by Product for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #5 6 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #6 7 Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Search & Filter 40K+ · 4.5★ (175) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Plugin Load Filter 7K+ · 4.8★ (52) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #18 19 Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter 900+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 VK Filter Search 6K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 N Ni Order Filter For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 WC Search Orders By Product 800+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #22 2 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.