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

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 “shipengine”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 8 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 ShipEngine Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 20+ 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 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 ELEX ShipEngine UPS & FedEx Shipping Method 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 RentMy Real-Time Rental Management Plugin 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Sticky Product Add to Cart and Checkout Bar for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 Radio Buttons and Swatches for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Shipping Discount for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Prodigy Commerce 20+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 ShipEngine Shipping Quotes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 ChitChats Shipping for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Precision Live Rates for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 AtoShip for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Fuldash — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Products and Variations Visibility PRO For WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 Standard Box Sizes – for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Small Package Quotes – USPS Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Free Shipping Per Package For WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Multi-Carrier Shipmondo Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Small Package Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Multi-Carrier ShipEngine Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #4 18 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.