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

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 “shippo”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 10 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

Hippoo Shippo Integration for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 21 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce places #1 on merit, 4.9★ from 538 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #7 6 too low 2 WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ · 4.5★ (206) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too low 3 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #3 4 Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Hippoo Mobile App for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Sticky Product Add to Cart and Checkout Bar for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Radio Buttons and Swatches for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Shipping Discount for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Lindyship — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Plugopolis Shipping Center — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 ChitChats Shipping for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Stak Multivendor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 ePAL Cross Border Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 Products and Variations Visibility PRO For WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 X XCodeSol Buyback Shop — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Free Shipping Per Package For WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 T Thenine Logistic — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 4 too low 20 AtoShip for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 4 too low 21 Dispatchio – Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 Multi-Carrier Shipmondo Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Hippoo Shippo Integration for WooCommerce 100+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #2 21 too high 24 Multi-Carrier ShipEngine Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑2 8 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.