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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “split shipment”

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 “split shipment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 9 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

WooCommerce Shipping shows at wp.org #3 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 70K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 18 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 286 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Partial Shipment for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (286) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Subscriptions for WooCommerce with Stripe Recurring Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 MarketKing — Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution 700+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 Montonio for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too high 13 Packeta 8K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too high 14 Milo Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce and Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #21 ↓8 7 too low 15 Hoplix Integration for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 eCommerce Shipping Dashboard by UPS for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.5★ (6) wp.org #8 ↑1 8 too high 17 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #3 14 too high 18 MakeCommerce for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #11 ↑1 7 too high 19 Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #17 ↓3 2 too high 20 OPSI Israel Domestic Shipments 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too high 22 Sendle Shipping Plugin 700+ · 3.2★ (9) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 KiriminAja Official 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 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.