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

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 rates”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

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

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 WowShipping – Table Rate & Weight Based Shipping 700+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #20 ↓1 13 too low 8 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too low 9 Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #10 ↑2 1 too high 12 Advanced Shipping Rates for WooCommerce: Flexible Table Rate Shipping Rules 2K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too low 13 Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Posts Table with Search & Sort 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #11 ↑4 3 too high 15 TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 Pricing Table WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.3★ (133) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (76) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Table rate shipping for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Shipping Live Rates for FedEx for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 Shipped – Table Rate Shipping Method | for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #7 15 too high 23 Leartes TRY Exchange Rates 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 5 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.