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

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 “cutoff”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

BrandBees Delivery Scheduling for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #16 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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

FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 76 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (170) wp.org #1 2 PI Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #2 3 Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Shipping Live Rates for FedEx for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment 6K+ · 4.8★ (76) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 Estimated delivery date per product for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (83) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 WPSSO Schema Shipping Delivery Time for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 QuickShipD – Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 MeetingHub – Appointment Booking & Meeting Scheduling for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jitsi 400+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 P Pickup | Delivery | Dine-in date time 10+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #23 ↓3 11 too low 13 TikTok 200K+ · 1.8★ (39) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Shipping Date, Delivery Time & Cutoff Countdown 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 P Prune WooCommerce Orders 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 CelerSearch – AI-Powered Instant Search with Meilisearch 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓3 6 too low 17 JeyTech Shipping Cutoff for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 PluginCity Order Cutoff Time for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Slotora Delivery Scheduler for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 Gernx Smart Shipping Zone & Cutoff Countdown for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21 AP Family Trees 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑2 1 too high 22 BrandBees Delivery Scheduling for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 Wonderful SMTP Mailer and Log 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 OTYS Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 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.