wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “shipping rules”

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 “shipping rules”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 5 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

Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 25 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #1 2

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #2 3

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #6 3 too low 4

Discount Rules for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1395) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5

Shipping Simulator for WooCommerce 6K+ · 5.0★ (40) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #3 ↑4 2 too high 6

Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #4 ↑6 2 too high 7

Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #7 ↓3 8

Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce 40K+ · 4.8★ (122) wp.org #10 2 too low 9

morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #8 1 too high 10

Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11

Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (248) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 ↑3 2 too low 12

Advanced Shipping Rates for WooCommerce: Flexible Table Rate Shipping Rules 2K+ · 4.9★ (49) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #9 ↓4 3 too high 13

Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #23 ↓6 10 too low 14

Packlink PRO for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.4★ (263) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #17 ↓4 3 too low 15

Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #14 1 too high 16

Free Shipping Label and Progress Bar for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (43) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #16 ↓8 17

Shipping Live Rates for FedEx for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #15 ↓4 2 too high 18

Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (25) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #12 ↓3 6 too high 19

WC – APG Weight Shipping 6K+ · 4.3★ (49) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #18 1 too high 20

Custom Shipping Methods for WooCommerce – Create Weight based Shipping, Conditional Shipping, Table Rate Shipping and much more 3K+ · 4.8★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓3 2 too low 21

Shipping Live Rates for DHL Express for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #21 22

Shipping Live rates for Canada Post for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23

WPC Free Shipping Bar for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.2★ (13) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24

Shipping Live Rates for Royal Mail for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓5 4 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.