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

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 “pallet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

ClickShip shows at wp.org #4 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 1K+ 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

NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress places #3 on merit, 4.1★ from 135 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. 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 2 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.1★ (135) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin 1K+ · 4.5★ (44) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Bring Fraktguiden for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.0★ (19) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Pallet Packaging for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↓1 5 too high 8 Product Bundles – Variation Bundles 600+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 ClickShip 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓2 6 too high 11 Pallet Sales for eCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Alsendo Connect 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 FreightExchange 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 NEX-Forms ADD ON – Digital Signatures 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 NEX-Forms ADD ON – Form Themes 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 NEX-Forms ADD ON – Zapier Integration 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Returnable Assets Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 WMGRs Hide Payment & Shipping Methods by User Role for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 3D Bin Packing – Shipping & Load Optimization — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Yellohu for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Bulkzy for WooCommerce – Wholesale Pricing, B2B Tiered Discounts, MOQ & Bulk Order Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 WMGRs Tiered Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Dopravio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 PallasMark – Packing Video & Photo Recorder for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.