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

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 shipping”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 11 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 #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 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

Germanized for WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 496 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 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Deposits & Partial Payments for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (111) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #7 ↓2 4 too low 4 Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce 40K+ · 4.8★ (122) wp.org #5 ↑5 1 too low 5 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #20 15 too low 6 Partial Shipment for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 WC – APG Weight Shipping 6K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too high 11 Deposits & Partial Payments for WooCommerce – Bayna 1K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Advanced Partial Payment or Deposit for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #8 ↑10 4 too high 13 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14 EmailKit – Email Customizer for WooCommerce & WP 70K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 Shiptastic for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 SamedayCourier Shipping 4K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #11 ↓3 6 too high 18 WooBooster Partial COD for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓3 3 too high 19 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #4 ↓3 15 too high 20 eShopLogistic Shipping Calculator 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Shipped – Table Rate Shipping Method | for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓1 9 too high 22 SR Partial Payments for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Distance Based Shipping Calculator 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 PCOD – Partial COD, Payment Gateway Restrictions & Fees | for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.3★ (4) wp.org #14 10 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.