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

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 verification”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 9 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

Advanced Age Verification Popup shows at wp.org #6 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 3221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #1 2 miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications 5K+ · 4.7★ (439) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.8★ (47) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Order Approval for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #24 ↓1 11 too low 14 Identity Verification for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Advanced Age Verification Popup 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Easy Duplicate Woo Order 1K+ · 4.7★ (21) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 WP Taxonomy Order 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Notiqoo – Order Notification & Customer Chat for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Blacklist Manager – WooCommerce Anti-Fraud, Blacklist & Checkout Verification 2K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too high 21 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Order Tracker for WooCommerce – Track Customer Order 900+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 Guest Order Assigner 200+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 Order Tags or Order Label for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 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.