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

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 notify”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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 Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 300+ 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

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 3221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #18 ↑3 13 too low 6 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 Pingo Notify – Automation & Notification Chat Messages 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 ↑2 3 too high 8 XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ · 4.8★ (2233) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 New Order Notification for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #5 ↓1 8 too high 14 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #23 ↓1 8 too low 16 Notify Bot for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Flexible Refund for WooCommerce – EU One Click Return 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Order Tags or Order Label for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Instant Order Notification for WooCommerce – Get Audio Alert on new Orders 50+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Order Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Notify.Events – Ultimate notifications 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Receive Notifications After Form Submitting – Form Notify for Any Forms 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 10 too high 23 SDP Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Notify Odoo 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 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.