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

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 “postnord”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 7 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

Lagersystem.dk: Parcelpickup locator for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SmartyParcel – DHL Express, GLS, InPost & Nova Post for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too low 4 Automated PostNord label and pickup – HPOS Supported 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Smart Send 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too low 6 Sendcloud for WooCommerce: Automated Shipping, Branded Tracking & Returns 7K+ · 3.0★ (13) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 DEPRECATED – Shipmondo – A complete shipping solution for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.0★ (8) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Freight Integration for Woocommerce to Profrakt and Logistra by WildRobot 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11 Sharespine Woocommerce Connector 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓4 4 too low 12 Fraktjakt WooCommerce Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓4 9 too low 13 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 W Webshipper – Automated Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 Shipmondo for WooCommerce 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 Sendo 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 nShift Delivery 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑3 1 too high 18 Holio Shipping 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 Wetail Shipping Integration 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓3 2 too high 20 nShift 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 2 too high 21 Nordic Shipping 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓5 2 too low 22 Lagersystem.dk: Parcelpickup locator for Woocommerce 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑12 10 too high 23 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too high 24 Fraktvalg — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.