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

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 “shiping”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Apaczka.pl WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.7★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Local Pickup for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 2 Flat Rate per State/Country/Region for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (35) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 Automated Aramex Express live/manual shipping rates, labels and pickup 90+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 SCM – Smart Currency Manager 40+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Automated Canada Post – HPOS Supported 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Shipping Rates for HK Post 60+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Automated DPD Shipping – HPOS supported 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Nordic Shipping 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Free shipping + Flat rate and hide other methods for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Parcel Pro 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 minicomerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Remove Checkout Fields 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Shops United 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 SCM – Smart Currency Manager – Premium Variant for Dokan 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Neoship 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 SCD – Smart Currency Detector – Premium Variant for wcmp — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 SCD – Smart Currency Detector – Premium Variant for WCFM 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Apaczka.pl WooCommerce 1K+ · 1.7★ (6) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 SCM – Smart Currency Manager – Premium Variant for WcVendor — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 G GSS_OCA_Tarifador — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #20

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.