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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “delivery manager”

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 manager”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 9 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

BOX NOW Delivery shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.4★ average from 16 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) places #12 on merit, 5.0★ from 423 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 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 #1 2 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #2 3 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #3 ↑2 4 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 License Manager for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (147) wp.org #6 7 WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (286) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 User Access Manager 10K+ · 4.4★ (112) wp.org #8 9 Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205) wp.org #11 ↑11 2 too low 10 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #15 ↑2 5 too low 11 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (288) wp.org #20 ↓1 6 too low 15 Quick Event Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (67) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control 30K+ · 4.7★ (39) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too low 17 Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #16 ↓5 1 too high 18 Booking and Rental Manager for Bike | Car | Resort | Appointment | Dress | Equipment 1K+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #14 ↑2 4 too high 19 Digital License Manager 800+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too high 20 Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Blacklist Manager – WooCommerce Anti-Fraud, Blacklist & Checkout Verification 2K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 BOX NOW Delivery 6K+ · 2.4★ (16) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 BOX NOW Delivery Croatia + Slovenia 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Thumbnail Manager 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.