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

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 “packaging”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 300+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #1 2 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #5 ↑2 3 too low 3 WebPlanex: GST Invoice India 400+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too low 4 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Shiptastic for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 The Courier Guy Shipping for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.1★ (23) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Australia Post WooCommerce Extension 3K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 ELEX WooCommerce USPS Shipping Method 800+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Shipi – DHL Express Integration for Woocommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 WPSSO Schema Shipping Delivery Time for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Pallet Packaging for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 9 too high 13 Serial Codes Generator and Validator with WooCommerce Support 700+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 CDEKDelivery 3K+ · 2.8★ (13) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Calcurates for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓2 5 too low 16 Payment and Shipping Method Checkout Fee for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 17 WPC Badge Management for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Customer Notes for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 Yoycol: Print on demand 400+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 Product Fees for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 ClickShip 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.