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

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 “lockers”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Smartpoints Lockers for ACS shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 20+ 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

SmartyParcel – DHL Express, GLS, InPost & Nova Post for WooCommerce places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 56 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #1 2 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #2 3 Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ · 4.3★ (821) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Read More Without Refresh 20K+ · 4.2★ (55) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too low 5 Maximum, Minimum and Multiple Quantity for WooCommerce Shops 3K+ · 4.4★ (36) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 WCMultiShipping — Mondial Relay, Inpost & Chronopost for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (33) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Subscribe to Unlock Lite – Opt In Content Locker Plugin for WordPress 500+ · 3.9★ (10) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Boxtal – Shipping solution 9K+ · 4.0★ (46) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 SmartyParcel – DHL Express, GLS, InPost & Nova Post for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 Multibanco, MB WAY, Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payshop, and PIX (ifthenpay) for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 Portugal States (Distritos) for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too high 13 NIF (Num. de Contribuinte Português) for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 ACS Points Plugin 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑1 7 too high 15 Portugal CTT Tracking for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 Smartpoints Lockers for ACS 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 SamedayCourier Shipping 4K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Base (formerly BaseLinker) – 300+ marketplaces, 150+ carriers & PIM & OMS & WMS in one 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 Version Locker: Disable Updates, Rollback and Downgrade 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓1 3 too low 21 FOXPOST – Packeta Group 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too high 22 ShipAny WooCommerce: Ship, Label, Tracking 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too high 23 Shipping with Venipak for WooCommerce 1K+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 bpost-shipping-platform 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 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.