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

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 “shipments”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 6 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

OPSI Israel Domestic Shipments shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 300+ 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.

Buried gem

Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 146 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #1 2 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #2 3 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3003) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291) wp.org #17 12 too low 6 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #21 14 too low 8 Partial Shipment for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 TrackShip for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #19 ↑1 9 too low 11 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 Shiptastic for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↑2 7 too high 14 SysBasics Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Live My Account Customizer 7K+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #15 ↑3 1 too low 15 YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking 7K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #8 ↑2 7 too high 16 Easyship WooCommerce Shipping Rates 2K+ · 4.2★ (54) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (28) wp.org #18 ↓7 1 too low 18 Packeta 8K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #12 ↑2 6 too high 19 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑3 6 too high 20 La Poste Pro Expéditions WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↑4 21 OPSI Israel Domestic Shipments 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑2 14 too high 22 ShipStation for WooCommerce 40K+ · 3.3★ (13) wp.org #23 ↓4 1 too low 23 SteadFast API 8K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑3 9 too high 24 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #10 ↓4 14 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.