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

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 “fulfilment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Tabby Checkout shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 4K+ 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

Restaurant Menu – Food Ordering System – Table Reservation places #8 on merit, 4.4★ from 54 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (189) wp.org #1 2 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #2 3 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #3 4 Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart 20K+ · 4.5★ (228) wp.org #4 5 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 N Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status 2K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Restaurant Menu – Food Ordering System – Table Reservation 7K+ · 4.4★ (54) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 Trade Runner 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite 1K+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 eBay Link 90+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Ultimate WooCommerce Filters 500+ · 3.7★ (14) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 BundleBoss – Product Bundles, Mix and Match & Build a Box for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 ShipAny WooCommerce: Ship, Label, Tracking 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Bob Go Smart Shipping for WooCommerce 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 ScrubBill 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Tabby Checkout 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Airalo 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Forge Barcode Fulfilment Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 PACK & SEND Live Shipping Rates 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Amazon, eBay, NewEgg, Walmart and more. WooCommerce Multichannel Integration by ChannelUnity 30+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 TUNL Shipping for WooCommerce 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Shippit for WooCommerce 900+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #18 6 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.