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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “partial shipment”

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 “partial shipment”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

WooCommerce Shipping shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 70K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 18 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Smart COD for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.6★ from 52 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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 #2 1 too low 2 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Partial Shipment for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Shiptastic for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #5 ↑1 4 too high 10 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #14 ↓3 4 too low 11 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 Dynamic Pricing With Discount Rules for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (68) wp.org #23 ↓4 11 too low 13 Withdrawal Button – Easy Return 400+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Montonio for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 ShipStation for WooCommerce 40K+ · 3.3★ (13) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Flexible Refund for WooCommerce – EU One Click Return 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 BuddyPilot Withdrawal – Easy Returns for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓4 4 too low 18 Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #22 ↓4 4 too low 19 Track Orders for WooCommerce – Multi Carrier WooCommerce Shipping 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 ↑2 9 too high 20 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #7 ↓2 13 too high 21 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 HDWebmobile Shipment Tracking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓4 2 too low 23 Dispatchio – Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 KiriminAja Official 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.