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

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

Entry Manager for WPForms – Save Form Entries to Database & Export shows at wp.org #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ 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

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 5.0★ from 1865 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #1 2

Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #2 3

GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129) wp.org #3 4

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #6 2 too low 5

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) 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 #5 1 too high 7

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #12 ↑4 5 too low 8

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (808) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9

Order On Mobile for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (66) wp.org #9 10

Form Vibes – Save Contact Form 7 & Elementor Form Entries to Database 10K+ · 4.9★ (132) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11

Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #8 3 too high 12

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #22 ↑1 10 too low 13

Repeat Order for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #4 9 too high 14

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #23 9 too low 15

Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend 1K+ · 5.0★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16

CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ · 3.8★ (135) wp.org #21 ↓3 5 too low 17

GSheetConnector – WPForms Google Sheets Connector, Save WPForms Lite & PRO Entries to Database & Sheets 7K+ · 4.6★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18

CF7 Views – Complete Entry Management for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 4.6★ (17) thin reviews wp.org #17 1 too high 19

Order Status History for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↑1 20

Shop as Client for WooCommerce – Manual, Phone & Email Orders 500+ · 5.0★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑1 21

Simple Entry Booking for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22

Import entries for Gravity Forms 600+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23

Entry Manager for WPForms – Save Form Entries to Database & Export 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑1 13 too high 24 N Ni Order Filter For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #24

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.