wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tracking page”
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 page”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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
Conversion Tracking for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 24 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 1322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #1 2 
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399)
wp.org #4 ↑3 5 
CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538)
wp.org #5 6 
Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285)
wp.org #6 ↓2 7 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322)
wp.org #13 ↑2 6 too low 8 
AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633)
wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 
PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ · 4.7★ (271)
wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 
Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699)
wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too low 11 
Tracking Code Manager 90K+ · 4.1★ (58)
wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 
CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree 50K+ · 4.9★ (365)
wp.org #15 ↓3 3 too low 13 
Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73)
wp.org #9 4 too high 14 
Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #8 6 too high 15 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #18 3 too low 16 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3156) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #20 ↓9 4 too low 17 
Thanko Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (37) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #24 ↓2 7 too low 18 
User Activity Tracking and Log 2K+ · 3.5★ (34)
wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Conversion Tracking for WooCommerce 20K+ · 3.0★ (24) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↑3 9 too high 20 
YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking 7K+ · 3.7★ (15) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑2 6 too high 21 
Tracking Script Manager 2K+ · 4.1★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↑2 4 too high 22 
Wp Tracking Codes 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 
Stape Conversion Tracking 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 
Simple Matomo Tracking Code 800+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑2 3 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.