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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “warehouse”

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 “warehouse”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Holded integration shows at wp.org #12 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 2K+ 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

Agile Store Locator places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 59 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #1 2 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too low 7 Stock Locations for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.8★ (53) wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too low 8 ATUM WooCommerce Inventory Management and Stock Tracking 10K+ · 4.7★ (128) wp.org #10 ↓3 2 too low 9 Agile Store Locator 10K+ · 4.9★ (59) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too low 10 Base (formerly BaseLinker) – 300+ marketplaces, 150+ carriers & PIM & OMS & WMS in one 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Product Code for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #22 ↓4 10 too low 13 WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 8 too high 14 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce – Challan 7K+ · 4.6★ (47) wp.org #23 ↓3 9 too low 15 Printful Integration for WooCommerce 50K+ · 2.5★ (97) wp.org #18 ↓3 3 too low 16 Shipping Zones by Drawing for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.1★ (24) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #17 ↓3 18 Store Locator for WordPress📍 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too low 19 Partial Shipment for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 eCommerce Shipping Dashboard by UPS for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.5★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too high 21 Bookvault 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓2 10 too high 22 ShipAny WooCommerce: Ship, Label, Tracking 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓3 9 too high 23 Holded integration 2K+ · 2.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 Email Orders Digest 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.