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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “online ordering”

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 “online ordering”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

FoodBook Lite – Online Food Ordering System shows at wp.org #3 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 300+ 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

Simple Custom Post Order places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 587 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 wp.org
1 Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WPCafe – Restaurant Menu, Online Food Ordering & Table Booking System 5K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #4 5 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System 5K+ · 4.6★ (40) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Smart Online Order for Clover 1K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin 900+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587) wp.org #23 ↓7 14 too low 10 Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 5K+ · 4.6★ (107) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (39) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Team – Team Members Showcase Plugin 10K+ · 4.5★ (67) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 2K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Testimonial – Testimonial Slider and Showcase Plugin 20K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Restaurant Menu – Food Ordering System – Table Reservation 7K+ · 4.4★ (54) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Food Online for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.1★ (26) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 DocsPress – Online Documentation 400+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #18 19 Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning 9K+ · 3.5★ (40) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Menukaart – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering with WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑7 6 too high 21 FoodBook Lite – Online Food Ordering System 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 18 too high 22 DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 FoodOrd – Online Food Ordering & Table Reservation System 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 RestroFood Lite – Online Food Ordering and Restaurant Management Plugin For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 12 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.