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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “print services”

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

Yoycol: Print on demand shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 400+ 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

Packlink PRO for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.4★ from 263 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 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #2 3 PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin 9K+ · 3.9★ (102) wp.org #3 ↑2 4 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too low 6 Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ · 4.8★ (215) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 W WP Photo Album Plus 10K+ · 4.7★ (199) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 Print Page Block – make any page printable in one click 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too high 11 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Packlink PRO for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.4★ (263) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #19 ↓1 6 too low 14 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 3D Print Pricing Calculator 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 Print 🖨 300+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #8 ↑1 8 too high 17 eBook Crafter – Convert Posts to PDF eBooks, Ready to Print 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 Printcart Store – Web to Print Product Designer for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Popcustoms – Print on demand & dropshipping, Free Personalizer 100+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Yoycol: Print on demand 400+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑1 10 too high 21 WDOnline Print All for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 ILS – Indian Logistics Services 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Print PDF Generator and Publisher 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.