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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “conditional shipping”

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 “conditional shipping”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 300+ 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

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #3 ↑6 1 too high 5 Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 PI Advanced Flat rate / Conditional shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #6 7 Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce 40K+ · 4.8★ (122) wp.org #11 ↑11 2 too low 10 Conditional Payments for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (28) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Custom Shipping Methods for WooCommerce – Create Weight based Shipping, Conditional Shipping, Table Rate Shipping and much more 3K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Shipping Live Rates for FedEx for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too low 15 Shipping Method Display Style for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (21) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Shipping Live rates for Australia Post for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Conditional Payments and Shipping for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce: Restrict Shipping Options by Anything 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Shipping Live Rates for DHL Express for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 Shipping Live rates for Canada Post for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Shipping Live Rates for Royal Mail for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓4 2 too high 22 Conditional Payment Methods for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Codiepress WooCommerce Conditional Shipping and Payments – Hide Shipping & Payment Methods 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 12 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.