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

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

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

DTDC Econnect Plugin shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SamedayCourier Shipping 4K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #1 2 AgenWebsite Shipping – Plugin Ongkos Kirim & Generate Resi Otomatis Semua Kurir Indonesia 600+ · 4.6★ (49) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too low 3 Colete-Online 600+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #22 18 too low 5 SMSA Shipping (official) 300+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 H HgE: Shipping Zones for FAN Courier Romania 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 3 too high 7 Mylerz 50+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 Aramex eCommCore 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑3 9 Shipvista Live Shipping Rates 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑2 5 too low 10 JNE Shipping – Plugin Ongkos Kirim Resmi Untuk WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 Shipo 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑2 12 Cargus 700+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↑1 7 too high 13 Drusoft Shipping for Econt 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑2 3 too high 14 Aymakan Shipping 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too high 15 Dropshipping Romania Avex 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too high 16 PostaPanduri 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑2 17 Indian GST Invoice Suite 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 18 V Vexplug Quick Shipping Note — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑2 19 Drusoft Shipping for Sameday — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 20 ecomdir Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑2 21 AntarEase for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Hi Express for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Time Express Parcels For WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 DTDC Econnect Plugin 200+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑2 9 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.