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

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 “agora”, 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Brasil 61 – Conteúdo gratuito para rádios, sites e blogs. shows at wp.org #5 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 90 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 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #1 2 WP BASE Booking of Appointments, Services and Events 100+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #2 3 Efí Bank 300+ · 3.6★ (19) wp.org #3 4 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 5 Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) 4K+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Pix Automático com Pagarme para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (21) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #23 ↓1 16 too low 8 Input Mask For Elementor Form Fields 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #19 ↑1 11 too low 9 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #22 ↓1 13 too low 10 FPG – Endereço automático por Cep no Checkout 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Easy Video Call [GWE] 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Botão de Chat Grátis para Seu Site │ RD Station 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Brasil 61 – Conteúdo gratuito para rádios, sites e blogs. 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 8 too high 14 HDWebmobile Live Shopping with Agora — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 8 too high 15 Vindi 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 Faveo Invoicing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 M MavenDoc Proxy — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Envio Ecom — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Correios Etiqueta e Declaração 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 SanBar EXPress Fiscal Check-BR — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Cartpanda 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 iaRe CRM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 1 too high 23 Project Agora — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Polanger Dating System for WordPress — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 7 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.