diff --git a/src/plugins/dialogparent/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/dialogparent/package/metadata.json
index 592a62b30e..85ed56695c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dialogparent/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/dialogparent/package/metadata.json
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "对话框父级窗口变暗",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "對話框上層"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "70",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 70,
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/dimscreen/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/dimscreen/package/metadata.json
index 11b6287a9a..c761a80812 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dimscreen/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/dimscreen/package/metadata.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "请求管理员模式时降低屏幕亮度",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "為管理員模式暗化螢幕"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-KWin-Video-Url": "https://files.kde.org/plasma/kwin/effect-videos/dim_administration.mp4",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/eyeonscreen/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/eyeonscreen/package/metadata.json
index 461e79b229..eec17360d9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/eyeonscreen/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/eyeonscreen/package/metadata.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "窗口内收",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "螢幕之眼"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "50",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 50,
     "X-KWin-Exclusive-Category": "show-desktop",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/fade/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/fade/package/metadata.json
index 4e1c2f787f..d475ee34a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fade/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/fade/package/metadata.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "淡出淡入动画",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "淡化"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-KWin-Exclusive-Category": "toplevel-open-close-animation",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/fadedesktop/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/fadedesktop/package/metadata.json
index 02d4409df7..befcb3ece6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fadedesktop/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/fadedesktop/package/metadata.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "淡出桌面",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "淡出淡入桌面"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "50",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 50,
     "X-KWin-Exclusive-Category": "desktop-animations",
     "X-KWin-Video-Url": "https://files.kde.org/plasma/kwin/effect-videos/fade_desktop.ogv",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
diff --git a/src/plugins/fadingpopups/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/fadingpopups/package/metadata.json
index 2dac31eee8..85d497d4dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fadingpopups/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/fadingpopups/package/metadata.json
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "气泡显隐渐变动画",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "淡化彈出視窗"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/frozenapp/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/frozenapp/package/metadata.json
index d417e4ecd7..ad63a5832b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/frozenapp/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/frozenapp/package/metadata.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "无响应窗口灰化",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "降低無回應應用程式的飽和度"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-KDE-PluginKeyword": "frozenapp",
     "X-KWin-Config-TranslationDomain": "kwin",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
diff --git a/src/plugins/fullscreen/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/fullscreen/package/metadata.json
index cf87d71a45..20abb4d393 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fullscreen/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/fullscreen/package/metadata.json
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "全屏模式过渡动画",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "全螢幕"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/login/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/login/package/metadata.json
index 7be57f66e8..189d918d46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/login/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/login/package/metadata.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "登录渐变动画",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "登入"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "40",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 40,
     "X-KDE-PluginKeyword": "login",
     "X-KWin-Config-TranslationDomain": "kwin",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
diff --git a/src/plugins/logout/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/logout/package/metadata.json
index 107456f96d..8491f98299 100644
--- a/src/plugins/logout/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/logout/package/metadata.json
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "注销过渡动画",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "登出"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "40",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 40,
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/maximize/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/maximize/package/metadata.json
index 3579c46b86..3a6cd7c63c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maximize/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/maximize/package/metadata.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "最大化过渡动画",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "最大化"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-KWin-Video-Url": "https://files.kde.org/plasma/kwin/effect-videos/maximize.ogv",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/morphingpopups/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/morphingpopups/package/metadata.json
index a9fe6c323a..7aea75ca95 100644
--- a/src/plugins/morphingpopups/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/morphingpopups/package/metadata.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "气泡大小渐变动画",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "交錯彈出視窗"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-KWin-Video-Url": "https://files.kde.org/plasma/kwin/effect-videos/morphingpopups.ogv",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/scale/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/scale/package/metadata.json
index 9926563178..e893c56a74 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scale/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/scale/package/metadata.json
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "按比例缩放",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "縮放"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-KDE-PluginKeyword": "scale",
     "X-KWin-Config-TranslationDomain": "kwin",
     "X-KWin-Exclusive-Category": "toplevel-open-close-animation",
diff --git a/src/plugins/sessionquit/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/sessionquit/package/metadata.json
index e95f1ca162..a79594a2e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sessionquit/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/sessionquit/package/metadata.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "会话退出优化",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "離開工作階段"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "40",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 40,
     "X-KWin-Internal": "true",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/squash/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/squash/package/metadata.json
index 25cf8283ab..68e1572183 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squash/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/squash/package/metadata.json
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "最小化过渡动画 (收缩)",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "壓縮"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 60,
     "X-KWin-Exclusive-Category": "minimize",
     "X-KWin-Video-Url": "https://files.kde.org/plasma/kwin/effect-videos/minimize.ogv",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
diff --git a/src/plugins/translucency/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/translucency/package/metadata.json
index ee61668d9d..8ced472152 100644
--- a/src/plugins/translucency/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/translucency/package/metadata.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "窗口透明度",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "半透明"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "50",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 50,
     "X-KDE-PluginKeyword": "translucency",
     "X-KWin-Config-TranslationDomain": "kwin",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
diff --git a/src/plugins/windowaperture/package/metadata.json b/src/plugins/windowaperture/package/metadata.json
index baa84832bc..5906dc41e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/windowaperture/package/metadata.json
+++ b/src/plugins/windowaperture/package/metadata.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         "Name[zh_CN]": "窗口外推",
         "Name[zh_TW]": "視窗光圈"
     },
-    "X-KDE-Ordering": "50",
+    "X-KDE-Ordering": 50,
     "X-KWin-Exclusive-Category": "show-desktop",
     "X-Plasma-API": "javascript"
 }
diff --git a/src/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp b/src/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
index 984f65d064..68d829a197 100644
--- a/src/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ ScriptedEffect *ScriptedEffect::create(const KPluginMetaData &effect)
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    return ScriptedEffect::create(name, scriptFile, effect.value(QStringLiteral("X-KDE-Ordering")).toInt(), effect.value(QStringLiteral("X-KWin-Exclusive-Category")));
+    return ScriptedEffect::create(name, scriptFile, effect.value(QStringLiteral("X-KDE-Ordering"), 0), effect.value(QStringLiteral("X-KWin-Exclusive-Category")));
 }
 
 ScriptedEffect *ScriptedEffect::create(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript, int chainPosition, const QString &exclusiveCategory)