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

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 “postnl”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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 #12 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 8 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.

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 ↓1 3 too low 3 PostNL for WooCommerce 4K+ · 2.5★ (41) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 TrackShip for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Sendcloud for WooCommerce: Automated Shipping, Branded Tracking & Returns 7K+ · 3.0★ (13) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 DEPRECATED – Shipmondo – A complete shipping solution for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.0★ (8) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 Shipmondo for WooCommerce 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 Sendcloud | Shipping & Dynamic Checkout Automation for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Sendy 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Innosend 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑4 1 too low 14 Boekuwzending for Woocommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 4 too low 15 Parcel Pro 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Worten Conector – Tracking for Orders 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 ShipBlink: EasyPost Live Checkout Rates & Labels 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 RAU Order Sync with bol.com for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Shops United 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too high 21 Zineps Shipping for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too high 22 Shiptimize for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 F Flora@home Plugin 20+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 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.