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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “purchase order”

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 “purchase order”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 10K+ 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

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 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 Minimum Purchase Amount For Woo Cart – For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #1 2 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #8 ↓2 5 too low 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #6 ↑2 2 too low 5 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #17 ↑2 11 too low 7 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #7 8 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #21 ↓3 13 too low 9 GazChap's WooCommerce Purchase Order Payment Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 7 too high 10 MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) wp.org #15 ↓4 5 too low 11 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #19 ↑2 8 too low 12 ATUM WooCommerce Inventory Management and Stock Tracking 10K+ · 4.7★ (128) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Order Approval for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #9 ↓2 4 too high 14 Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails 300K+ · 4.8★ (625) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #13 ↓4 2 too high 16 Supplier Order Email 300+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #16 ↓2 17 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Purchase Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 14 too high 19 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #14 ↑3 6 too high 21 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #22 ↓6 1 too low 22 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 18 too high 24 YITH Pre-Order for WooCommerce 6K+ · 3.1★ (16) wp.org #20 ↓5 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.