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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “web invoice”

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 “web invoice”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 7 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

Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Cost Calculator Builder places #10 on merit, 4.5★ from 393 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #1 2 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #2 3 Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation 30K+ · 4.3★ (152) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #7 ↓3 3 too low 5 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #10 ↓3 4 too low 7 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #17 ↓2 9 too low 9 Invoices for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (470) wp.org #20 ↓2 11 too low 10 Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #22 ↑2 12 too low 11 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 WowInvoice – PDF Invoices & Packing Slips 100+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 8K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 PDF Invoice for WooCommerce + Drag and Drop Template Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 Integration for HubSpot and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 5K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #24 ↓3 9 too low 16 European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #23 ↓3 7 too low 17 WPSmartPay – Payment Forms, Invoices, Donations & Subscriptions 100+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 POP – e-invoicing for WooCommerce: SdI, PEPPOL, KSeF (ex-WooPop) 90+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #12 ↓3 6 too high 19 sqrip.ch 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓1 8 too high 20 SuperFaktura WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #15 ↓4 5 too high 21 EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (39) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 PDF Invoice & Packing Slip Generator Lite For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓4 6 too high 23 Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 PushAI – Self-Hosted Web Push Notifications 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.