wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “pdf button”

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 “pdf button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 182 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 signals wp.org

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

PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ · 4.7★ (529) wp.org #2 3

DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #3 4

Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237) wp.org #5 1 too low 5

PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin 9K+ · 3.9★ (102) wp.org #4 1 too high 6

PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF’s without leaving the page 20K+ · 4.5★ (149) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too low 7

Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #12 5 too low 8

WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #19 ↑4 11 too low 9 B BSK PDF Manager 7K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #11 2 too low 10

Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #13 3 too low 11

3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ · 4.8★ (182) wp.org #24 13 too low 12

Pdf Embed 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #6 6 too high 13

Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑2 5 too high 14

PDF Builder for WooCommerce. Create invoices,packing slips and more 2K+ · 4.7★ (145) wp.org #21 ↓3 7 too low 15

Wonder PDF Embed 8K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↑10 6 too high 16

DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator 3K+ · 4.5★ (44) wp.org #15 1 too high 17

Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #7 10 too high 18

Cart PDF for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #16 2 too high 19

PDF Generator for WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (39) wp.org #17 ↑4 2 too high 20

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce – Challan 7K+ · 4.6★ (47) wp.org #18 ↑4 2 too high 21

PDF Forms Filler for CF7 3K+ · 4.8★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #14 7 too high 22

PDF Catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (26) wp.org #22 ↑2 23

WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #20 3 too high 24

Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews 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.