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

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 “order button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 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

Order on Mobile for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder places #7 on merit, 4.5★ from 7322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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★ (588) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #16 ↑1 9 too low 8 Art WooCommerce Order One Click 4K+ · 5.0★ (36) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Simple Chat Button 40K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #11 12 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 Back Button Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Order on Mobile for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 Repeat Order for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Ko-fi Button 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.