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

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 confirmation”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 9 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

WaMate Confirm – Order Confirmation shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 291 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 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #11 ↑2 7 too low 5 Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders 30K+ · 4.6★ (137) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #13 ↓3 6 too low 8 YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291) wp.org #19 ↑4 11 too low 9 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #18 ↑4 9 too low 10 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Order Approval for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (149) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 COD Order Confirmation for India 70+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #5 ↓1 9 too high 15 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #20 ↓2 5 too low 16 Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #16 ↓2 17 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 Order Splitter for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑1 8 too high 19 Custom Thank You Page for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓3 4 too low 20 Flexible Refund for WooCommerce – EU One Click Return 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Advanced Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Order Tags or Order Label for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 S Simple Menu Order Column 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 WaMate Confirm – Order Confirmation 60+ · 2.5★ (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.