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

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 orders”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 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

Local Pickup for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.2★ from 113 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 Cash On Pickup for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #1 2 Advanced Local Pickup for WooCommerce – Click & Collect, In-Store Pickup 3K+ · 4.7★ (55) wp.org #2 3 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #3 4 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #7 8 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 PI Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 WC Pickup Store 2K+ · 4.7★ (25) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Smart Online Order for Clover 1K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.2★ (113) wp.org #20 ↓2 8 too low 13 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Csomagpontok és Címkék WooCommerce-hez 7K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #18 ↑2 4 too low 15 Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers 6K+ · 4.1★ (166) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Order Delivery Date And Time 1K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Local Pickup for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 13 too high 20 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #8 ↑1 12 too high 21 YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking 7K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Order Tags or Order Label for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 23 OPSI Israel Domestic Shipments 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Order Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 8 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.