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

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 text”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

WP Print Friendly shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 616 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 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 Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) 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 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Simple Custom CSS and JS 600K+ · 4.4★ (104) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 W WP Photo Album Plus 10K+ · 4.7★ (199) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Print Page Block – make any page printable in one click 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #15 16 Auto Alt Text 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #23 ↓4 5 too low 19 VK All in One Expansion Unit 100K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 3D Print Pricing Calculator 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too high 21 eBook Crafter – Convert Posts to PDF eBooks, Ready to Print 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 WDOnline Print All for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 RobArt Text Collector 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓3 6 too high 24 W WP Print Friendly 500+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 11 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.