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

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 “sequential order numbers”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.

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.

Ranked above its merit

Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.9★ average from 16 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #1 2 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.8★ (29) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too low 9 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 Serial Numbers – Ultimate License Manager for Selling, Licensing & Securely Delivering Digital Content with WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (78) wp.org #12 13 Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers 6K+ · 4.1★ (166) wp.org #13 ↑2 14 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #21 ↓4 7 too low 15 TrackShip for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Kybernaut IČO DIČ 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too low 18 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 ↓5 3 too high 20 EU Withdrawal and Legal Guarantee Compliance 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #22 ↓3 2 too low 21 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too high 23 QR payment for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 SDP Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 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.