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

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 “waiver”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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

SDP EU Withdrawal for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 10 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #1 2 VikRentCar Car Rental Management System 4K+ · 4.8★ (30) wp.org #2 3 Custom Contact Forms 6K+ · 3.5★ (171) wp.org #3 4 Additional Terms Lite for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.6★ (16) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 VikRentItems Flexible Rental Management System 600+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #5 6 Yatra – Travel Booking & Tour Operator Software 600+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 Block for Apple Maps 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Digital Signature Add-on for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.1★ (19) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 B Bitron Right of Withdrawal 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 ClaimPress – Advanced Warranty, Return, Refund & Exchange for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 WP Forms Signature Contract Add-On 800+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Sign PDF Waiver for Contact Form 7 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Waiver Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 SDP EU Withdrawal for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 Digital Signature For Gravity Forms 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 A AVX Waiver & Consent for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Inkslip – Liability Waiver & Release Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Event Waiver for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 APG Withdrawal for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Ticket Spot – Event Tickets, RSVPs & Calendar 40+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Digital Signature for eCommerce Checkout 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Events Calendar by FooEvents 4K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #23 1 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.