wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “delivery tip”
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 tip”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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
Order Tip & Donations for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 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 #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 706 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.
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 
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #2 3 
Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420)
wp.org #10 6 too low 5 
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #11 6 too low 6 
Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #3 3 too high 7 
Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ · 4.7★ (612)
wp.org #13 6 too low 8 
Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296)
wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706)
wp.org #19 ↑1 10 too low 10 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #18 ↑1 8 too low 11 
Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 
Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #7 5 too high 13 
Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 1 too low 14 
Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size 100K+ · 4.9★ (402)
wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 
Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.2★ (113) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 6 too high 16 
CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ · 4.7★ (326)
wp.org #21 5 too low 17 
WPCafe – Restaurant Menu, Online Food Ordering & Table Booking System 5K+ · 4.6★ (113)
wp.org #17 ↑1 18 
SMTP2GO for WordPress – Email Made Easy 40K+ · 5.0★ (67)
wp.org #22 ↑2 4 too low 19 
Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #16 3 too high 20 
WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin 900+ · 5.0★ (55)
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 
Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System 5K+ · 4.6★ (40)
wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 
WPC Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.8★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #6 16 too high 23 Order Tip & Donations for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #5 18 too high 24 
Donation or Tip For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #8 16 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.