wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “print 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 “print button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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
Print 🖨 shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 5333 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.
WP-Print 8K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #1 2 
Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115)
wp.org #2 3 
Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin 9K+ · 3.9★ (102)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140)
wp.org #6 ↓1 7 
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911)
wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 
MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093)
wp.org #12 4 too low 9 
Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151)
wp.org #9 10 
PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865)
wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too low 11 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333)
wp.org #21 ↓8 10 too low 12 
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342)
wp.org #18 6 too low 13 
Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #10 3 too high 14 
Print Page Block – make any page printable in one click 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑1 9 too high 15 
WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144)
wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too low 16 
Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ · 4.3★ (627)
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251)
wp.org #24 7 too low 18 
Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #11 7 too high 19 
Simple Custom CSS and JS 600K+ · 4.4★ (104)
wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 
Social Share Buttons 1K+ · 4.8★ (28)
wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too high 21 
Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too high 22 Print 🖨 300+ · 3.5★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #8 14 too high 23 
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 
Yoycol: Print on demand 400+ · 3.5★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↑1 9 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.