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

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 points”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

bpost-shipping-platform shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ 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 #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 706 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Advanced Local Pickup for WooCommerce – Click & Collect, In-Store Pickup 3K+ · 4.7★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #1 ↑1 2

WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #2 ↓1 3

Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

SmartyParcel – DHL Express, GLS, InPost & Nova Post for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5

MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6

Csomagpontok és Címkék WooCommerce-hez 7K+ · 5.0★ (27) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #6 ↑1 7

Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #24 17 too low 8

Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.2★ (113) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9

WCMultiShipping — Mondial Relay, Inpost & Chronopost for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (33) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10

PI Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #20 10 too low 11

Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (28) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #12 ↓7 1 too low 12

Local Pickup for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #3 9 too high 13

Packeta 8K+ · 4.0★ (9) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too high 14

Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #5 ↑1 9 too high 15

Montonio for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16

Smart Send 300+ · 5.0★ (5) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17

Sendcloud for WooCommerce: Automated Shipping, Branded Tracking & Returns 7K+ · 3.0★ (13) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑2 18

Deliver via Shipos for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #16 2 too high 19

SamedayCourier Shipping 4K+ · 2.7★ (14) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #21 ↑2 2 too low 20

Qapla' Pickup Points 90+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑3 5 too high 21

OPSI Israel Domestic Shipments 300+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too high 22

GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓5 3 too high 23

Posti Shipping 1K+ · 3.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 24

bpost-shipping-platform 500+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #13 11 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.