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

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 report”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

PDF Embed Block – share documents right inside your posts shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 4K+ 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

Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 167 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 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 PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF’s without leaving the page 20K+ · 4.5★ (149) wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too low 5 PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin 9K+ · 3.9★ (102) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 PDF Builder for WooCommerce. Create invoices,packing slips and more 2K+ · 4.7★ (145) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Fluent PDF Generator 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #17 ↓2 8 too low 10 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #18 ↑1 8 too low 11 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (167) wp.org #21 ↑2 9 too low 13 Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 4K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #15 ↑3 2 too low 14 Flexible PDF Invoices for WooCommerce & WordPress 6K+ · 4.4★ (37) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 PDF for Elementor Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too high 16 Flipbook PDF Viewer & Embedder 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓3 17 PDF for WPForms + Drag and Drop Template Builder 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑2 5 too high 18 Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑3 4 too high 19 CopySafe PDF Protection – Copy Protect PDF 300+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 WP Client Reports 6K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 ↑1 3 too low 21 PDF Embed Block – share documents right inside your posts 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑3 9 too high 23 PDF for Contact Form 7 + Drag and Drop Template Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 PDF for Forminator Forms + Drag and Drop Template Builder 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 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.