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

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 “pharmacies”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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

City & Zip Based Shipping Rate for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Agile Store Locator places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 59 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 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #1 2 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #2 3 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #3 4 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #4 5 Agile Store Locator 10K+ · 4.9★ (59) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Advanced Local Pickup for WooCommerce – Click & Collect, In-Store Pickup 3K+ · 4.7★ (55) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 iNext Woo Pincode Checker 600+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Dynamic QR Code – generator 5K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Shipday Local Delivery for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Multi Location Product & Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Easy Map – Store Locator, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 14 MapPin – Location & Store Locator 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Cyprus Pharmacies — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 S Stop Comment Spam 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 APL – Auto-Pickup Locations for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Instant Chat Checkout 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Local Business Schema Widget 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Storepoint Store Locator 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Ultimate Comment Cleaner – Remove Spam & Unwanted Comments, Delete Comments in Bulk 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Prescription for WooCommerce – Medical Prescription Upload & Pharmacy Order Approval — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Nöbetçi Eczaneler 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 City & Zip Based Shipping Rate for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 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.