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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “printable”

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 “printable”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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.

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Ranked above its merit

WP Print Friendly shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 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

Cost Calculator Builder places #12 on merit, 4.5★ from 393 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 Print Page Block – make any page printable in one click 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (524) wp.org #7 ↑3 3 too low 5 WP-Print 8K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #6 7 PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board 6K+ · 4.9★ (178) wp.org #9 ↑8 2 too low 8 B BSK PDF Manager 7K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Cooked – Recipe Management 3K+ · 3.9★ (90) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Contact Form Email 8K+ · 4.3★ (102) wp.org #10 ↓2 11 SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments 80K+ · 4.8★ (288) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #23 ↓4 10 too low 14 Coupon Creator 1K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 PDF Catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (26) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 WP Time Slots Booking Form 1K+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #24 ↓4 8 too low 17 QR Code Woocommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓2 6 too high 18 فاکتورک (Faktorak) 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 Printable PDF Newspaper 100+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too low 20 AC’s Loan Calculator 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 AC’s Mortgage Calculator 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 AC’s Retirement Savings Calculator 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 AC’s Savings Calculator 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 W WP Print Friendly 500+ · 3.5★ (2) 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.