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

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 “nova”, 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

Nova Post for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ 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 #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 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 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 SmartyParcel – DHL Express, GLS, InPost & Nova Post for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (868) wp.org #18 12 too low 7 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #24 17 too low 8 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Nova Blocks by Pixelgrade 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (59) wp.org #10 11 Leadpages 10K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 Nova Post for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 Darven Preços Parcelados 200+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Shipping of Nova Poshta for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 Efí Bank 300+ · 3.6★ (19) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 Limb AI Chatbot 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 Nova Module Woocommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Awesome Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 CatCode Delivery with Nova Poshta for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Morkva Nova Post 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 Pixelgrade Assistant 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Vercel AI Gateway Provider 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Nova Scan Lite – Malware Scanner, Backdoor & File Integrity — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 Embed and Integrate Etsy Shop 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 8 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.