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

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 “fedex”, 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

ELEX ShipEngine UPS & FedEx Shipping Method shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 70+ 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

TrackShip for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 52 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 Shipping Live Rates for FedEx for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #2 3 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #6 ↑2 3 too low 4 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) wp.org #7 ↓3 2 too low 6 Automated FedEx live/manual rates with shipping labels – HPOS supported 200+ · 4.9★ (12) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart 20K+ · 4.5★ (228) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 too low 9 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Kargo Takip, WooCommerce & Dokan Kargo Takip, SMS ve E-posta 2K+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 TrackShip for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 Live Rates for ShipStation 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Shipink 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↑2 4 too low 16 ELEX ShipEngine UPS & FedEx Shipping Method 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑2 12 too high 17 Small Package Quotes – For Customers of FedEx 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 12 too high 18 Sendcloud for WooCommerce: Automated Shipping, Branded Tracking & Returns 7K+ · 3.0★ (13) wp.org #18 ↑2 19 Furgonetka.pl: Przesyłki & Narzędzia e-commerce 7K+ · 2.9★ (14) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 XPS Ship Integration 1K+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 Radio Buttons and Swatches for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Apaczka: integracja z WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #21 ↑3 1 too high 23 ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.