Plugin Pulse
← Rankings

wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “transportation management”

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 “transportation management”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

LTL Freight Quotes – TForce Edition shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly places #3 on merit, 4.4★ from 578 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPCargo Track & Trace 10K+ · 4.0★ (30) wp.org #1 2 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 800+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (578) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 School Management System – WPSchoolPress 1K+ · 4.0★ (21) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation 700+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Rox Appointment Booking – Appointment Booking Scheduling Solution 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Multipurpose Ticket Booking Manager (Bus/Train/Ferry/Boat/Shuttle) 70+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 RestroFood Lite – Online Food Ordering and Restaurant Management Plugin For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Freight Integration for Woocommerce to Profrakt and Logistra by WildRobot 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Transporters.io 200+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 10 too low 13 Cab fare calculator 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Small Package Quotes – Unishippers Edition 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Distance Based Shipping Calculator 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Chauffeur Booking 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Executive VIP Transfer Service 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 S SmartCab Booking Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 ABP Transport Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 Schema Markup Generator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 LTL Freight Quotes – Freightview Edition — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 LTL Freight Quotes – TForce Edition 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 9 too high 23 LTL Freight Quotes – Echo Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 LTL Freight Quotes – R+L Carriers Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 6 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.