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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “track hs”

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 “track hs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

WC MyParcel Belgium shows at wp.org #6 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) places #5 on merit, 2.1★ from 106 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #1 2 PostNL for WooCommerce 4K+ · 2.5★ (41) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 EAS EU compliance 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 Teleship Global Shipping 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ · 2.1★ (106) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Fraktjakt WooCommerce Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Smart Send 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 10 too low 8 EdgeTariff – Duty and Tax for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 RegisterONE – Enterprise Event Management & Ticketing 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Automated PostNord label and pickup – HPOS Supported 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Wetail Shipping Integration 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Thai Nexus Logistics – International Shipping Rates & Currency Converter for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Cycloon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Shipi – Any-Carrier Shipping Plugin for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 WC MyParcel Belgium 600+ · 2.0★ (3) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 BOLT AI Features — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Shipping Manager – WooCommerce Table Rate, Weight Based & Advanced Shipping Rules — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Variolab – A/B Testing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Arts Horizontal Scroll for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Highland Software Custom Role Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 SKSoftware Postone for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 TRACK Connect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22

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.