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

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 “posten”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 17. 5 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

Fraktvalg shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Bring Fraktguiden for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.0★ (19) wp.org #2 3 Posten Bring Checkout 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Faktur Pro for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.6★ (32) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 too low 5 Fraktjakt WooCommerce Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Smart Send 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Automated PostNord label and pickup – HPOS Supported 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 nShift 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Nimble Lead to Cash — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑3 2 too low 11 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Multi-Carrier Shipmondo Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Planaday API 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 German Posting Filter Plugin — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 Showcase Shipping Options (icons) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Fraktvalg — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #9 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.