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

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 “withdrawal”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy places #5 on merit, 4.6★ from 769 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EU Withdrawal and Legal Guarantee Compliance 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #1 2 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #9 7 too low 3 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Wallet for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (188) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #15 10 too low 6 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 Withdrawal Button – Easy Return 400+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 B Bitron Right of Withdrawal 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 BuddyPilot Withdrawal – Easy Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 Wallet System for WooCommerce – Digital Wallet, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Instant Cashback, Referral program, Partial & Subscription Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 EU Consumer Rights for WooCommerce – Guarantee Notice, GARAN Label, Withdrawal Button, Right to Repair, Omnibus Price & GPSR 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑4 1 too high 15 EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 Beziworld – Withdrawal for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 SDP EU Withdrawal for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 8 too high 19 WWU Right of Withdrawal for Popular Ecommerce Platforms 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 EU2673 Withdrawal Button 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 APG Withdrawal for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑2 9 too high 22 Askoweb Order Withdrawal Control 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 EU Withdrawal Button for Woo 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Rétractation Légale for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.