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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “table rate”

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 “table rate”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Shipped – Table Rate Shipping Method | for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 497 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #1 2 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) 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 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 WowShipping – Table Rate & Weight Based Shipping 700+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Advanced Shipping Rates for WooCommerce: Flexible Table Rate Shipping Rules 2K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #21 ↓4 12 too low 10 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #17 ↓3 7 too low 11 Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (76) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too low 13 Table rate shipping for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #20 ↑4 6 too low 15 Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #15 ↑5 16 PI Advanced Flat rate / Conditional shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Posts Table with Search & Sort 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Custom Shipping Methods for WooCommerce – Create Weight based Shipping, Conditional Shipping, Table Rate Shipping and much more 3K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 Shipping Live Rates for FedEx for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓3 8 too high 21 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Shipped – Table Rate Shipping Method | for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓2 15 too high 23 Extra Shipping Rates for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 too high 24 Price Table Block 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.