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

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 reminder”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 7 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.

Ranked above its merit

Coreem – Coupon Reminder for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Email Marketing for WooCommerce by Omnisend places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 169 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #1 2 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails 300K+ · 4.8★ (625) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Place Order Without Payment for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #12 ↑2 6 too low 7 Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58) wp.org #7 8 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #21 13 too low 9 Email Marketing for WooCommerce by Omnisend 40K+ · 4.9★ (169) wp.org #24 15 too low 10 ShopMagic – email automation for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (78) wp.org #22 ↓6 12 too low 11 Retainful – WooCommerce Abandoned Cart, Newsletters, Email Marketing, Signup Forms and Automation 1K+ · 4.9★ (98) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too low 12 CartBounty – Save and recover abandoned carts for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #20 ↑4 7 too low 14 Smart Online Order for Clover 1K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.1★ (85) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 Notiqoo – Order Notification & Customer Chat for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too high 17 Revopic – Photo Reviews for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #23 ↓1 6 too low 18 PRENA – Product Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 morkva Product Review Reminder for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 Coreem – Coupon Reminder for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓1 15 too high 21 N Ni Payment Reminder For WooCommerce 100+ · 2.9★ (7) wp.org #6 15 too high 22 Flexible Refund for WooCommerce – EU One Click Return 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 Instant Order Notification for WooCommerce – Get Audio Alert on new Orders 50+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 Delivery pickup reminder email for Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑1 13 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.