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

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 cutoff”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 2 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Prune WooCommerce Orders shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ 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

FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 76 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PI Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #1 2 HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (170) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails 300K+ · 4.8★ (626) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 QuickShipD – Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↓1 3 too high 7 Product Labels, Quick View, Buy Now, Pre-Orders, Frequently Bought Together & More for WooCommerce – Merchant 9K+ · 4.2★ (11) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too high 8 Estimated delivery date per product for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (83) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment 6K+ · 4.8★ (76) wp.org #20 ↓1 11 too low 10 Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too low 11 Shipping Live Rates for FedEx for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #19 ↓2 7 too low 13 Booking and Rental Manager for Bike | Car | Resort | Appointment | Dress | Equipment 1K+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 ArchiveMaster – Auto Archive and Export Old Orders for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 WPSSO Schema Shipping Delivery Time for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.1★ (84) wp.org #23 ↓1 7 too low 17 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 P Prune WooCommerce Orders 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 TikTok 200K+ · 1.8★ (39) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 PluginCity Order Cutoff Time for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 OrderAlerts New Order Notifications for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 8 too high 22 Slotora Delivery Scheduler for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too high 23 Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Shipping Date, Delivery Time & Cutoff Countdown 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 JeyTech Shipping Cutoff for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.