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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “order delivery”

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 “order delivery”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 9 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

WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 9 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 137 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #9 ↓3 5 too low 5 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #6 ↑2 7 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Order Delivery Date And Time 1K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels 50K+ · 4.9★ (285) wp.org #14 ↑4 3 too low 12 Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders 30K+ · 4.6★ (137) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Order Approval for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Estimated Delivery for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite 1K+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Order on Mobile for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓4 6 too high 23 BOX NOW Delivery 6K+ · 2.4★ (16) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Order Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 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.