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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “flash 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 “flash express”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 7 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

TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 ShopLentor – All-in-One WooCommerce Growth & Store Enhancement Plugin 80K+ · 4.5★ (278) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Icegram Engage – Popups, Welcome Bars, Optins, Slide-Ins & Lead Generation for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (370) wp.org #3 4 EleSpare – News, Magazine and Blog Addons for Elementor 10K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Deliver via Shipos for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 U Upload Larger Plugins 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 CheckoutWC Lite – Conversion optimized WooCommerce checkout 2K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks, AI Content Generator & Site Builder for news, magazine, blog and business sites 10K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 WPC Badge Management for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Magical Shop Builder – WooCommerce Template Builder for Elementor | Shop, Cart, Checkout & Product Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Opace AI Scribe: SEO Content Creator & Humanizer for OpenAI, Anthropic & Gemini 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 CoderEmbassy Express Checkout — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 StoreBuild – Online Store Builder for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 EBANX Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 3.7★ (10) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Flash Express Malaysia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Snazzy Archives 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 OmnifyWP eCommerce — Fast Online Store, Digital Downloads & Global Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Gernx Smart Shipping Zone & Cutoff Countdown for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 MyLiveCart — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Botoscope 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Y YD Zoomify 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #17 7 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.