wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “label printer”

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 “label printer”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Invofast Invoice Printer for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 50+ 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

Contact Form Email places #11 on merit, 4.3★ from 102 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #2 1 too low 2

Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #1 1 too high 3

Printus – Automatic Cloud Order Printing for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #5 2 too low 4

Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #4 5

AgenWebsite Shipping – Plugin Ongkos Kirim & Generate Resi Otomatis Semua Kurir Indonesia 600+ · 4.6★ (49) wp.org #9 4 too low 6

WP-Print 8K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #8 2 too low 7

WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin 900+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #11 4 too low 8

RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #13 5 too low 9

WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) wp.org #10 1 too low 10

Simple Shipping Labels for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 4 too high 11

Contact Form Email 8K+ · 4.3★ (102) wp.org #17 6 too low 12

Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System 5K+ · 4.6★ (40) wp.org #15 3 too low 13

Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #22 9 too low 14

ShipWorks Connector for Woocommerce 200+ · 4.8★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #12 2 too high 15

Invofast Invoice Printer for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #3 12 too high 16

Freight Integration for Woocommerce to Profrakt and Logistra by WildRobot 200+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #16 17

PrinterCo Automatic Order Printing for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too low 18

فاکتورک (Faktorak) 500+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #14 4 too high 19

Thermal Receipt Printer for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 12 too high 20

RestroFood Lite – Online Food Ordering and Restaurant Management Plugin For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #20 21

GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #21 22

DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #24 2 too low 23

DawsonyWeb Label and Document Designer for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 24

EnvíaYa: Ship with all carriers (Rating, Booking and Tracking) 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #18 6 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.