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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “usps label”

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 “usps label”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 8 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

ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 300+ 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

ShopLentor – All-in-One WooCommerce Growth & Store Enhancement Plugin places #7 on merit, 4.5★ from 278 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 10K+ · 4.8★ (913) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce 8K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 ELEX WooCommerce USPS Shipping Method 800+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 ShopLentor – All-in-One WooCommerce Growth & Store Enhancement Plugin 80K+ · 4.5★ (278) wp.org #23 ↓5 16 too low 8 Simple Blog Stats 4K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #18 ↑5 10 too low 9 ELEX WooCommerce Address Validation & Google Address Autocomplete Plugin 700+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Live Rates for ShipStation 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 12 AfterShip Shipping: Free Shipping Labels for WooCommerce, Discounted Shipping Rates 200+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 ShipStation for WooCommerce 40K+ · 3.3★ (13) wp.org #17 ↓5 3 too low 15 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #5 ↓1 10 too high 16 XPS Ship Integration 1K+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑2 2 too high 17 Radio Buttons and Swatches for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 Dependent Media Live Rates for USPS 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 Shipping Discount for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 11 too high 21 ELEX ShipEngine UPS & FedEx Shipping Method 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 ShipBlink: EasyPost Live Checkout Rates & Labels 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 ChitChats Shipping for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.