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

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 fee”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Custom Fee Woocommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 397 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 wp.org
1 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #1 2 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 TT Extra Fee Option for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.8★ (16) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #17 ↓2 10 too low 8 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #22 14 too low 9 Easy Duplicate Woo Order 1K+ · 4.7★ (21) wp.org #9 10 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #15 ↑5 5 too low 11 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12 Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 First Order Discount Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents 30K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 YITH Pre-Order for WooCommerce 6K+ · 3.1★ (16) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 Payment and Shipping Method Checkout Fee for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Custom Fee Woocommerce 400+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #5 14 too high 20 RD Order Modifier for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Bulk Order WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Order Tip & Donations for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 13 too high 24 Kiswa COD Fee for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 8 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.