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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “dispatch cutoff”

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 “dispatch cutoff”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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 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

ParcelPace Delivery Estimates for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System places #3 on merit, 4.4★ from 102 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 QuickShipD – Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 2 Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Shipping Date, Delivery Time & Cutoff Countdown 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #18 ↓2 15 too low 4 Gernx Smart Shipping Zone & Cutoff Countdown for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 CAPI Suite: Meta Pixel, Pinterest & TikTok for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 PluginCity Order Cutoff Time for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 DropAvif Image Optimizer – Convert WebP & AVIF | Compress Images 80+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓2 10 too low 8 Travelmanager – Tours, Tickets & Bookings 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 GoalPrevail Trust Icons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑2 3 too high 10 Contentosapp Studio – AI Content Writer & SEO (BYOK) — · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓2 10 too low 11 viralmaisuriyaa Delivery Pincode Checker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too high 12 ParcelPace Delivery Estimates for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too high 13 PluginCity Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 DevMerx Delivery Date Estimator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 Commandify – Command Palette, Content Search, Themes Control, Product Edits, Context Actions, Dynamic content, Page builders navigation and actions 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too low 16 Arrival for Woo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 SchoolSlots — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Dreamax Affiliates — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 market-it! Easy Withdrawal for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 4 too high 20 Kitbix Commerce – The Fastest Way to Start Selling on WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too high 21 refatbd Advanced SMS for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Martial Arts Club Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3

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.