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

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 “printer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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.

Ranked above its merit

Invofast Invoice Printer for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 50+ 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

Contact Form Email places #11 on merit, 4.3★ from 102 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #1 2 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Printus – Automatic Cloud Order Printing for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 WP-Print 8K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 3DPrint Lite 600+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin 900+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System 5K+ · 4.6★ (40) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.7★ (84) wp.org #10 ↓2 11 Contact Form Email 8K+ · 4.3★ (102) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 PrinterCo Automatic Order Printing for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓2 4 too high 14 Invofast Invoice Printer for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑12 12 too high 15 ShipWorks Connector for Woocommerce 200+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Simple Shipping Labels for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓1 7 too low 17 FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #15 ↑2 2 too high 18 Freight Integration for Woocommerce to Profrakt and Logistra by WildRobot 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 فاکتورک (Faktorak) 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Thermal Receipt Printer for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 RestroFood Lite – Online Food Ordering and Restaurant Management Plugin For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Print 🖨 300+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 W WP Print Friendly 500+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓3 10 too high 24 EnvíaYa: Ship with all carriers (Rating, Booking and Tracking) 200+ · 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.