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

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 “poste”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 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

CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 538 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 La Poste Pro Expéditions WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 TrackShip for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Sendcloud for WooCommerce: Automated Shipping, Branded Tracking & Returns 7K+ · 3.0★ (13) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 CDI – Collect and Deliver Interface for Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Paiement par Carte DAHABIA et Carte CIB for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Easy WooCommerce Tracking Code Free 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 WP SPID Italia 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Tracking La Poste for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Yellohu for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 ShipBlink: EasyPost Live Checkout Rates & Labels 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Worten Conector – Tracking for Orders 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Tesserina for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 BuildsByLuke Facture Électronique – E-Invoicing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Delivengo: Shipping methods for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 La Poste : communes par codes postaux 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Export vers Prepafacile pour Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Kargom Nerede – Markalı Kargo Takip Sayfası, Sms, Mail 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #19 5 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.