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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hide shipping”

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 “hide shipping”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 3 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

WooCommerce Shipping shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 70K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 18 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 285 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 WC Hide Shipping Methods 20K+ · 4.2★ (44) wp.org #2 3 Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #4 5 Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #5 6 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #6 7 Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Shipping Simulator for WooCommerce 6K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 Shipping Live Rates for FedEx for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 Free Shipping Label and Progress Bar for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #24 ↓2 12 too low 13 WC – APG Weight Shipping 6K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #16 ↑4 2 too low 15 Shipping Method Display Style for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (21) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too low 16 Hide Shipping Method conditionally for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 ELEX Hide WooCommerce Shipping Methods 1K+ · 3.1★ (8) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 WPC Free Shipping Bar for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Shipping Live Rates for DHL Express for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Shipping Live rates for Canada Post for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #7 ↓1 14 too high 22 WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ · 2.0★ (105) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Shipping Live Rates for Royal Mail for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 Codiepress WooCommerce Conditional Shipping and Payments – Hide Shipping & Payment Methods 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 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.