wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “delivery dates”
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 “delivery dates”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.
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.
Ranked above its merit
WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 9 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 706 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140)
wp.org #1 2 
Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282)
wp.org #2 3 
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209)
wp.org #3 4 
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528)
wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 
Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61)
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833)
wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 
Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.2★ (113)
wp.org #9 2 too low 8 
WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285)
wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 
PI Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90)
wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706)
wp.org #22 12 too low 11 
Order Delivery Date And Time 1K+ · 4.6★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #6 5 too high 12 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #21 ↓1 9 too low 13 
Estimated delivery date per product for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (83)
wp.org #11 2 too high 14 
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435)
wp.org #24 10 too low 15 
Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30)
wp.org #13 2 too high 16 
Estimated Delivery for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #10 6 too high 17 WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #5 12 too high 18 
Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite 1K+ · 4.1★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↓1 10 too high 19 
Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25)
wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 
Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #18 2 too high 21 
QuickShipD – Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #19 2 too high 22 
Estimated Delivery Date Per Product For WooCommerce 100+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 
Shipday Local Delivery for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #23 24 
Order Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.