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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “preorder plugin”

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 “preorder plugin”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

PreOrders for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin 900+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too low 2 Gravity Forms – Edit Entries 2K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Show Stock Status for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #15 11 too low 5 Disable Email Notifications for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 PreOrders for WooCommerce – PreCart 70+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #1 ↑4 5 too high 7 Art WooCommerce Order One Click 4K+ · 5.0★ (36) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System 5K+ · 4.6★ (40) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Order Status Control for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 ↓1 7 too high 10 CoDesigner – All in One Elementor WooCommerce Builder 5K+ · 4.4★ (153) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Quick Event Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (67) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Popup Builder by Claspo – Email Popup, Spin the Wheel, Exit Intent 1K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Open Close Store for WooCommerce – Business Hours & Order Scheduling 600+ · 3.4★ (41) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Sales Count Manager for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 YITH Pre-Order for WooCommerce 6K+ · 3.1★ (16) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too high 18 WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 PreOrders for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 PreOrder Pilot – Pre-Orders for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 RestockBeacon Preorder & Back in Stock for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Webinstudio Preorder Workspace Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Pre-Order Timer — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.