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

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 “ctt”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 8 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

TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 58 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. 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 #3 2 too low 2 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too low 3 Portugal CTT Tracking for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Multibanco, MB WAY, Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payshop, and PIX (ifthenpay) for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58) wp.org #19 ↓1 14 too low 6 WC – APG Weight Shipping 6K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #20 ↓1 14 too low 7 CTT Correio Registado 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 CTT Expresso para WooCommerce 80+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 WC – APG Free Shipping 1K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 Shipping Online Tracker for CTT — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 Product Completion Emails for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 7 too high 13 Payshop Online Payments 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too high 14 Worten Conector – Tracking for Orders 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Imprimir Etiquetas para Envio de Encomendas 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Initial Stock for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 ParcelRush for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 Zineps Shipping for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 PureDevs Any Meta Inspector 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Shiptimize for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 ifthenpay | Payments for LatePoint — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 C Código de Envio Simples — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 W WPS Mypace CTT Adapter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.