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

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 “warehousing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 18. 2 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

Taager Addon shows at wp.org #12 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Printful Integration for WooCommerce 50K+ · 2.5★ (97) wp.org #1 2 EPROLO-Dropshipping 1K+ · 3.4★ (12) wp.org #2 3 EAS EU compliance 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Blanka private label beauty & skincare products app for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 BBA Mastro Plugin 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Order Picking App | Locations for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Replyan AI – AI Chatbot, Customer Support & AI Agents — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 8 Engage for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Galina Express Logistics Integration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Veryk Ship for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Ship2Anywhere Plugin — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Dreevo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Aramex Optilog WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 DataQlick 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Quantely Activity 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 B Blowhorn Logistics Same Day Delivery 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Pardakht Cash On Delivery And Online Payment For Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Taager Addon 200+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #12 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.