wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “shiping method”
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 method”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 14. 4 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.
Local Pickup for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 
Flat Rate per State/Country/Region for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (35) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #6 4 too low 3 
SCM – Smart Currency Manager 40+ · 4.6★ (11) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #7 4 too low 4 
Automated Aramex Express live/manual shipping rates, labels and pickup 90+ · 4.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
Free shipping + Flat rate and hide other methods for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #2 3 too high 6 
Automated Canada Post – HPOS Supported 20+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #4 2 too high 7 
Shipping Rates for HK Post 60+ · 4.5★ (4) thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 
Nordic Shipping 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #5 3 too high 9 
SCM – Smart Currency Manager – Premium Variant for Dokan 10+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #9 10 
Neoship 20+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #11 1 too low 11 
SCD – Smart Currency Detector – Premium Variant for wcmp — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 2 too low 12 
SCD – Smart Currency Detector – Premium Variant for WCFM 10+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #10 2 too high 13 
SCM – Smart Currency Manager – Premium Variant for WcVendor — · 1.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #12 1 too high 14 G GSS_OCA_Tarifador — · 1.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 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.