wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “software delivery”
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 “software delivery”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
Booqable Rental Plugin shows at wp.org #14 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 807 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.
Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61)
wp.org #1 2 
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #4 2 too low 3 
Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30)
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221)
wp.org #6 2 too low 5 
Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591)
wp.org #5 6 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769)
wp.org #11 4 too low 8 
Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite 1K+ · 4.1★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #3 5 too high 9 
License Manager for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (147)
wp.org #10 1 too low 10 
MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432)
wp.org #15 5 too low 11 
Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807)
wp.org #21 9 too low 13 
Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25)
wp.org #8 5 too high 14 
Yatra – Travel Booking & Tour Operator Software 600+ · 4.7★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #9 5 too high 15 
HubSpot All-In-One Marketing – Forms, Popups, Live Chat 200K+ · 4.3★ (207)
wp.org #17 2 too low 16 
Newsletters 2K+ · 4.7★ (246)
wp.org #20 4 too low 17 
Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.1★ (84)
wp.org #18 1 too low 18 
FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler 9K+ · 4.5★ (46)
wp.org #19 1 too low 19 
Digital License Manager 800+ · 4.7★ (30)
wp.org #24 5 too low 20 
Product Input Fields for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.0★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #13 7 too high 21 
Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32)
wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Booqable Rental Plugin 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #14 8 too high 23 
Call for Price for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.9★ (27)
wp.org #23 24 
Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 2K+ · 4.5★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #22 2 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.