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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tracking number”

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 “tracking number”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Portugal CTT Tracking for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Analytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 488 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. 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 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #16 ↑3 6 too low 11 Analytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress 20K+ · 4.7★ (488) wp.org #22 ↓6 11 too low 12 ThirstyAffiliates – Affiliate Links, Link Branding, Link Tracking & Marketing Plugin 30K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #7 ↓3 6 too high 14 Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.8★ (29) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 Conversion Tracking for WooCommerce 20K+ · 3.0★ (24) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 CP Referrer and Conversion Tracking 300+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking 7K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #18 19 Tracking and Consent Manager – WP Full Picture 3K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Tracking Script Manager 2K+ · 4.1★ (7) wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too high 21 CallRail Phone Call Tracking 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Stape Conversion Tracking 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too high 23 Vanquish Shipping Tracking – Order Tracking & Carrier Links for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↑5 4 too high 24 Portugal CTT Tracking for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 9 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.