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

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 tracking”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 6 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

YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking shows at wp.org #5 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 15 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Order On Mobile for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 66 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #1 2 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #2 3 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #3 4 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #7 ↑3 2 too low 6 Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 Order On Mobile for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (66) wp.org #23 ↓2 11 too low 13 YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking 7K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #5 ↑1 8 too high 14 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #9 ↓4 5 too high 15 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #17 ↑5 18 Vanquish Shipping Tracking – Order Tracking & Carrier Links for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 19 Conversion Tracking for WooCommerce 20K+ · 3.0★ (24) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Wp Tracking Codes 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21 Order Tracker for WooCommerce – Track Customer Order 900+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #14 ↑4 7 too high 22 Tracking Script Manager 2K+ · 4.1★ (7) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 BD Courier Order Ratio Checker 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #22 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.