wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “shipping simulator”
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 simulator”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
DeftCoders – Discount & Fee Rules for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #18 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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.
Shipping Simulator for WooCommerce 6K+ · 5.0★ (40)
wp.org #1 2 
Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45)
wp.org #2 3 
WowShipping – Table Rate & Weight Based Shipping 700+ · 5.0★ (25)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Frenet Shipping Gateway for WooCommerce – Correios, Etiquetas e Rastreio 4K+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↓1 6 
Advanced Shipping Manager 40+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↓1 7 
Advanced Shipping Rate Builder – Table Rate, Conditional & Weight Based Shipping 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓1 8 
Erapex Shipping — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 C Checkout Simulator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 
HaywoodTech Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 
Simulador de Frete para Dimona — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #11 12 
Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 13 
Deo Payment Rules for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑2 14 
YeeShipping – Weight & Dimensional Weight Rates for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓2 15 
EntregaFlow Contract Shipping with Correios for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #16 1 too low 16 
HookSpark Dynamic Pricing & Discounts for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓3 3 too low 17 
Smart Cash on Delivery Fraud Blocker & OTP Verification for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 
NACSTech Estimated Delivery Dates for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too low 19 
World Inspire Product Feed for Google Shopping — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too low 20 
Smart Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Cart Discount Rules, Dynamic Pricing & Scheduled Sales — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #17 3 too high 21 
Beziworld – Payment Rules — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too low 22 
Credit Online Smart by BT Direct 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓4 1 too low 23 DeftCoders – Discount & Fee Rules for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓4 5 too high 24 
AgentShoppable — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓4 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.