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

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 “gls”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

GLS Click&Ship (Denmark) shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (495) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 SmartyParcel – Shipping Automation & Order Tracking for GLS, InPost, Nova Post and more 7K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #2 ↑7 3 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too low 4 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Boxtal – Shipping solution 9K+ · 4.0★ (46) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Csomagpontok és Címkék WooCommerce-hez 7K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Free Shipping Label and Progress Bar for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 TrackShip for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 La Poste Pro Expéditions WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 G GL Import External Images 700+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Smart Send 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 DEPRECATED – Shipmondo – A complete shipping solution for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.0★ (8) wp.org #14 15 Furgonetka.pl: Przesyłki & Narzędzia e-commerce 7K+ · 2.9★ (14) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 GPX Route Map 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Sendcloud for WooCommerce: Automated Shipping, Branded Tracking & Returns 7K+ · 2.8★ (12) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 GLS Click&Ship (Denmark) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Apaczka: integracja z WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Qapla' Pickup Points 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 W Webshipper – Automated Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Invelity MyGLS connect 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Shipmondo for WooCommerce 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.