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

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 “acima”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Chat App Brasil shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 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

Cielo WooCommerce – Solução Webservice places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 72 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 signals wp.org

Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #2 1 too low 2

Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (868) stale but ranked wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too low 3

Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4

Módulo PagSeguro 900+ · 4.8★ (32) closure risk stale but ranked wp.org #4 ↓1 5

AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6

Cielo WooCommerce – Solução Webservice 200+ · 4.8★ (72) closure risk wp.org #14 8 too low 7

Acima Leasing Payment Gateway 90+ · 4.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #1 6 too high 8

Payment On Delivery for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (10) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 1 too low 9

Preenche endereço CEP para Woocommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 2 too low 10 D Datadev – Jadlog for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (6) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 2 too low 11 D Datadev – Total Express for WooCommerce 90+ · 4.1★ (7) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 2 too low 12

PT Variants 10+ · 4.7★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 3 too low 13

Easy Google Tag Manager 200+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 3 too high 14

Voicexpress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 6 too high 15

Chat App Brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #7 8 too high 16

Agregs Postget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 17 S Skloogs MegaSena — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 1 too low 18 L Lomadee WP – Ofertas Relacionadas 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 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.