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

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 “waybills”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Drusoft Shipping for Econt shows at wp.org #7 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 6 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

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #1 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #8 ↑2 7 too low 2 FriendStore for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 3 ELEX WooCommerce DHL Express Shipping Method 200+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 KiriminAja Official 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Speedy And Econt Shipping 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Pargo Smart Logistics Solutions 300+ · 2.8★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 ShipAny WooCommerce: Ship, Label, Tracking 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 too high 8 ShipBG for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓3 4 too low 9 BulCommerce 20+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑3 1 too low 10 Blazo Checkout — · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↑2 9 too low 11 Fraktjakt WooCommerce Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑1 11 too low 12 BG Couriers for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑3 3 too high 13 Drusoft Shipping for Econt 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 6 too high 14 Wetail Shipping Integration 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 CatCode Delivery with Nova Poshta for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 GIG Logistics Delivery 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 Bob Go Smart Shipping for WooCommerce 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Drusoft Shipping for Speedy 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 Delivery Options For PostNet 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Pactic Connect 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 JNE Shipping – Plugin Ongkos Kirim Resmi Untuk WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Buffalo Courier 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 Sendaro — Couriers for online stores — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 G GIG Logistic Delivery for Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.