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

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 “kds”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 3 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

GST Invoice for India – Automatic Tax Invoice, CGST/SGST & B2B GSTIN for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 2617 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #1 2 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #15 13 too low 3 Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android 700+ · 4.2★ (90) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 FoodOrd – Online Food Ordering & Table Reservation System 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 KD Submissions 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 WowRestro – Restaurant Ordering & Operations for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 KD Tracking Connector for OpenPanel 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 9 Libre Bite – Restaurant POS, Kitchen Display (KDS) & QR Ordering for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Darkstar Keyword Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 K KdTips Google Plus badge 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Mein Seh-Check 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Official CleverReach® Plugin for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 FoodNotix — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 GST Invoice for India – Automatic Tax Invoice, CGST/SGST & B2B GSTIN for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 KD Quiz – Interactive Quiz — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Tlloancy Kitchen Line — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 BlogPilot by SuperApps — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 WP PUBG 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Order Chat for WooCommerce – Instant WhatsApp Order Notifications & Click-to-Chat Button by KrishnaDas — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 KD Post Tile Listview — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Easy SEO Toolkit 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 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.