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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “dhl express”

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 “dhl express”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

Shiptastic Integration for DHL 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 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Germanized for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 496 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SmartyParcel – DHL Express, GLS, InPost & Nova Post for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too low 3 Shipping Live Rates for DHL Express for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #5 ↑13 1 too low 5 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #10 ↓2 5 too low 6 Shipi – DHL Express Integration for Woocommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #3 ↓1 3 too high 7 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too low 8 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too low 9 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 ELEX WooCommerce DHL Express Shipping Method 200+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11 TrackShip for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too high 12 Epeken All Kurir for Woocommerce 400+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too low 13 WowShipping – Table Rate & Weight Based Shipping 700+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Kargo Takip, WooCommerce & Dokan Kargo Takip, SMS ve E-posta 2K+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #20 ↓3 6 too low 15 Kargo Takip, Kargo SMS, İlçe Mahalle Sözleşme by Hezarfen 2K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #23 ↓1 8 too low 16 ELEX WooCommerce Australia Post Shipping 200+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #19 ↓3 3 too low 17 Sendcloud for WooCommerce: Automated Shipping, Branded Tracking & Returns 7K+ · 3.0★ (13) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too high 18 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too high 19 Shiptastic Integration for DHL 10K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓2 13 too high 20 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Apaczka: integracja z WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓3 10 too high 23 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 Apaczka.pl Mapa Punktów 2K+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓2 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.