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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “local pickup”

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 “local pickup”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

Local Pickup Discount for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 159 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Local Pickup for WooCommerce – Click & Collect, In-Store Pickup 3K+ · 4.7★ (55) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Cash On Pickup for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (353) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #4 5 WC Hide Shipping Methods 20K+ · 4.2★ (44) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (281) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 WC Pickup Store 2K+ · 4.7★ (25) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Local Pickup for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 9 too high 11 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Conditional Payments for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (28) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 PiWeb Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Agile Store Locator 10K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.2★ (112) wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 Shipping Simulator for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #22 ↓1 4 too low 19 Csomagpontok és Címkék WooCommerce-hez 7K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Local Pickup Discount for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 D Disable Local Pickup on Ship to Different Address for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 Shipday Local Delivery for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 OPSI Israel Domestic Shipments 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too high 24 BoxCart – Local Pickup & Click and Collect Ordering 60+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.