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

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 “wp mpdf”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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

BookPress – PDF eBook Maker shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin places #9 on merit, 3.9★ from 102 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. 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 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 mPDF add-on for RTL and Unicode Support 4K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WP Abstracts 300+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #4 5 Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 4K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #5 6 Flexible PDF Invoices for WooCommerce & WordPress 6K+ · 4.4★ (37) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 Flexible PDF Coupons – Gift Cards & Vouchers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Wooplatnica 400+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin 9K+ · 3.9★ (102) wp.org #19 ↓1 10 too low 10 Cart PDF for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #22 ↓1 12 too low 11 KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) 1K+ · 3.6★ (23) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 Fluent PDF Generator 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 NPC Manual Generator for Advanced Custom Fields 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Askoweb Order Withdrawal Control 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 ZERTI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 BookPress – PDF eBook Maker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 WPRobo DocuMerge Lite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑10 5 too high 18 Document Engine – Document Library, PDF Viewer & Post to PDF 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 OrderMint – PDF Invoices, Packing Slips & Shipping Labels for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Zoventic Invoices — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 InvoiceClerk – Manual Settlement for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Neutrope Japanese Invoice PDFs for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 StoreInvoice Print PDF Invoices and Packing Slips for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Envo Blocks – Store Templates, Blocks & Layouts for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) 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.