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

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 “parcels”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 8 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

DPD Baltic Shipping shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 13 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 #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 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 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #1 2 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 SmartyParcel – DHL Express, GLS, InPost & Nova Post for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #23 ↓6 18 too low 6 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #6 ↓2 7 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #16 ↓7 9 too low 8 Packeta 8K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (28) wp.org #9 ↓7 10 SteadFast API 8K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #2 ↓1 8 too high 11 Royal Mail Shipping Calculator for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too high 12 DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.0★ (47) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too low 13 Boxtal – Shipping solution 9K+ · 4.0★ (46) wp.org #17 ↓4 4 too low 14 La Poste Pro Expéditions WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 The Courier Guy Shipping for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.1★ (23) wp.org #15 ↓5 16 E Estonian Shipping Methods for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #19 ↓3 3 too low 17 MakeCommerce for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #13 ↓5 4 too high 18 DPD Baltic Shipping 2K+ · 2.7★ (13) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 PostNL for WooCommerce 4K+ · 2.5★ (41) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑9 8 too high 21 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #21 22 BOX NOW Delivery 6K+ · 2.4★ (16) wp.org #18 ↓3 4 too high 23 BOX NOW Delivery Croatia + Slovenia 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓4 1 too high 24 bpost-shipping-platform 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓10

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.