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

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 customization”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Order auto complete for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 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 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #1 2 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #6 ↑4 3 too low 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #7 ↑4 3 too low 5 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #11 ↓3 5 too low 7 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #10 ↑2 3 too low 8 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 too high 10 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #19 ↑2 9 too low 11 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #5 ↑1 7 too high 13 Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4358) wp.org #20 ↑2 7 too low 14 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Upsell Funnel Builder for WooCommerce – Create Upsells, Cross-Sells, Order Bumps, Frequently Bought, and Popups. 2K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (150) wp.org #21 ↑2 5 too low 17 Place Order Without Payment for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 Easy Duplicate Woo Order 1K+ · 4.7★ (21) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 PRENA – Product Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Contact Form to Chat Apps | Click to Chat to Order – FormyChat 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓3 2 too low 22 Order auto complete for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑1 9 too high 23 Order Tip & Donations for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 Order Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑2 9 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.