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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “orders pro”

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 “orders pro”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Piwik PRO shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.3★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 350 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 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072) wp.org #1 2 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #2 3 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #3 4 Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #5 ↑6 1 too low 5 Packlink PRO for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.4★ (263) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #10 ↓4 3 too low 8 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #18 ↓2 7 too low 12 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #17 ↓3 4 too low 14 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (96) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too low 16 Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Custom 404 Pro 7K+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #15 ↑2 3 too high 19 Free WooCommerce Products Slider/Carousel Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #19 ↑1 20 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 WP Bannerize Pro 800+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Piwik PRO 2K+ · 3.3★ (7) wp.org #8 14 too high 23 Genesis Portfolio Pro 5K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 Flodesk for Elementor Pro 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.