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

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 cleanup”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Draft Order Control shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 30+ 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

Delete Duplicate Posts places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 153 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. 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 3 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #3 4 Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster 100K+ · 4.9★ (1564) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #6 7 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 WP Sort Order 6K+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 WP Term Order 6K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 WP Bulk Delete 90K+ · 4.6★ (131) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 WP-Sweep 100K+ · 4.7★ (138) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.8★ (29) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages 8K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Order Status History for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 WP Taxonomy Order 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Purchased Items Column for WooCommerce Orders 700+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Ultimate Order Combination 300+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 ChatHelp – Click to Chat Button, Chat to Order for WooCommerce & Floating Chat Form 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 ArchiveMaster – Auto Archive and Export Old Orders for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 CodingBunny Database Cleaner 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Draft Order Control 30+ · 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.