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

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 “brt”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 15. 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

Automated DPD Shipping – HPOS supported shows at wp.org #4 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 159 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #1 2 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #13 10 too low 4 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 Rooster One 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 ProntoSpedire.it — Shipping — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑2 8 Automated DPD Shipping – HPOS supported 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Worten Conector – Tracking for Orders 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Minor Islands Shipping for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Yellohu for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Tesserina for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Qapla' Pickup Points 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 WebAlchLab DDT BRT 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #12 3 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.