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

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 “printing”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

BanglaPress – bKash, & Mobile Payment with Order Tracking & Invoice & Shipping Label Printing for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 74 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #2 1 too low 2

Printus – Automatic Cloud Order Printing for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (27) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #1 1 too high 3

Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #9 5 too low 5

WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #5 ↑1 6

morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #6 7

PrinterCo Automatic Order Printing for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #3 4 too high 8

Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #8 9

Packlink PRO for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.4★ (263) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10

Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 ↓3 3 too low 11

Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12

3DPrint Lite 600+ · 4.8★ (37) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #12 ↓3 13

WP-Print 8K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #18 5 too low 14

PDF Ink Lite – Free PDF Watermark & Password Protection 2K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #21 7 too low 15

Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #22 7 too low 16

Printify for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.8★ (37) wp.org #14 2 too high 17

Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18

File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19

Wonder PDF Embed 8K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #24 5 too low 20

Packeta 8K+ · 4.0★ (9) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑1 9 too high 21

Product Input Fields for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.0★ (17) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22

Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (28) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #19 ↓14 3 too high 23

Print Page Block – make any page printable in one click 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 24

BanglaPress – bKash, & Mobile Payment with Order Tracking & Invoice & Shipping Label Printing for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #7 17 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.