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

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 “chitchats”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 14.

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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 ChitChats Shipping for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Radio Buttons and Swatches for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Sticky Product Add to Cart and Checkout Bar for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Shipping Discount for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Products and Variations Visibility PRO For WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Free Shipping Per Package For WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Multi-Carrier Shipmondo Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 EMS Live Shipping Rate Module 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Multi-Carrier ShipEngine Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #12 2 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.