wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “delivery time”
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 time”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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
WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 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
Translate WordPress with GTranslate places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 4962 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.
Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #1 ↑1 2 
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 #2 ↑11 3 
Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) throws errorsnot PHP-current
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 #10 ↓6 6 too low 5 
Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496)
wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too low 6 
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #8 ↓3 2 too low 7 
W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420)
wp.org #16 9 too low 8 
Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 
Order Delivery Date And Time 1K+ · 4.6★ (19) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 too high 10 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #22 ↓3 12 too low 11 
Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.2★ (113) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 
PI Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410)
wp.org #20 ↓3 7 too low 14 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #19 ↑2 5 too low 15 
WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 
WPSSO Schema Shipping Delivery Time for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (7) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↑1 9 too high 17 
Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too low 18 
Estimated delivery date per product for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (83) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #21 ↓3 3 too low 19 WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (9) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↑1 13 too high 20 
Estimated Delivery for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑8 6 too high 21 
Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓3 2 too low 22 
Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite 1K+ · 4.1★ (13) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #12 10 too high 23 
Speed Up – Optimize CSS Delivery 500+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #24 1 too low 24 
Order Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 9 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.