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

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 invoice”, 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

Invoice Gateway for WooCommerce – Invoice Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #6 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PDF Builder for WooCommerce. Create invoices,packing slips and more places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 145 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #1 2

Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3

Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4

Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #2 2 too high 5

WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #8 3 too low 6

Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #7 ↓4 1 too low 7

PDF Builder for WooCommerce. Create invoices,packing slips and more 2K+ · 4.7★ (145) wp.org #12 5 too low 8

Invoice Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9

PeproDev Ultimate Invoice 5K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #9 10

Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation 30K+ · 4.3★ (152) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11

Sliced Invoices – WordPress Invoice Plugin 4K+ · 4.6★ (117) wp.org #13 2 too low 12

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce – Challan 7K+ · 4.6★ (47) wp.org #10 2 too high 13

Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #23 10 too low 14

WebPlanex: GST Invoice India 400+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15

Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16

Invoice Gateway for WooCommerce – Invoice Payment Gateway 2K+ · 4.4★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↑1 10 too high 17

Flexible PDF Invoices for WooCommerce & WordPress 6K+ · 4.4★ (37) wp.org #19 2 too low 18

Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19

Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #22 3 too low 20

Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #11 9 too high 21

Jim Soft Swiss QR Invoice 500+ · 5.0★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too high 22

PDF Invoice Japan for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #16 6 too high 23

YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking 7K+ · 3.7★ (15) thin reviews wp.org #21 2 too high 24

Link Invoice Payment for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.