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

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 buttons”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 696 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. 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★ (587) wp.org #2 3 Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #5 6 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #6 7 Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ · 4.3★ (627) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Art WooCommerce Order One Click 4K+ · 5.0★ (36) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button 200K+ · 4.9★ (696) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 WPC Variations Radio Buttons for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #24 ↓1 5 too low 20 Order on Mobile for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #23 24 Repeat Order for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) 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.