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

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 “expedition”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 18. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 La Poste Pro Expéditions WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 CDI – Collect and Deliver Interface for Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (28) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 SamedayCourier Shipping 4K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Cocolis Officiel : Méthodes de livraison pour WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 ByNeural AI Assistant 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 WPBoutik 10+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #8 9 L Livraria Shipping for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Cart Shipping Estimator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 KinTPV WooConnect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Simple Connection for ChronoFresh 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Odysseo Core — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Štíteknabalík.cz — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Neoship 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Welco — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Qiriman 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 B British Foreign Office Travel Advice — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #18

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.