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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “pickup date”

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 “pickup date”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Order Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 400+ 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

Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 705 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (281) wp.org #1 2 PiWeb Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #2 3 Cash On Pickup for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #3 4 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4823) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (705) wp.org #22 ↓1 16 too low 7 Advanced Local Pickup for WooCommerce – Click & Collect, In-Store Pickup 3K+ · 4.7★ (55) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #20 ↓1 11 too low 10 Order Delivery Date And Time 1K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.2★ (112) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Availability Datepicker – Booking Calendar for Contact Form 7 – Input WP 10K+ · 4.1★ (42) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System 5K+ · 4.6★ (40) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (353) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 P Pickup | Delivery | Dine-in date time 10+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (28) wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too high 17 Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite 1K+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking 7K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 Local Pickup for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 Shipday Local Delivery for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Delivery & Pickup Date Time Scheduler for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Order Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 11 too high 23 Delivery pickup reminder email for Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Date Filters, Date Picker & Unique IDs for Gravity Forms – Hero Add-On 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.