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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “easypost”

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 “easypost”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

ShipBlink: EasyPost Live Checkout Rates & Labels shows at wp.org #3 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 30+ 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

Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce places #1 on merit, 4.5★ from 58 reviews, but shows at wp.org #5. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58) wp.org #5 4 too low 2 ELEX WooCommerce Address Validation & Google Address Autocomplete Plugin 700+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #2 3 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Order Invoices & Shipping for Woocommerce 40+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 ELEX Hide WooCommerce Shipping Methods 1K+ · 3.1★ (8) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 ShipBlink: EasyPost Live Checkout Rates & Labels 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Sticky Product Add to Cart and Checkout Bar for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Radio Buttons and Swatches for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Shipping Discount for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Automated Shipping for EasyPost WooCommerce – Bulk Labels, Easy Returns, Zero Manual Work — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 ChitChats Shipping for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Norton Shopping Guarantee with Package Protection 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Gyta Buyback | WooCommerce Product Trade-In and Buy Back System 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Products and Variations Visibility PRO For WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Free Shipping Per Package For WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Stak Multivendor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Multi-Carrier Shipmondo Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 X XCodeSol Buyback Shop — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 ZetaRank TrackNotify for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 AtoShip for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Multi-Carrier ShipEngine Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.