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

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 “argentina”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 7 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

Envíopack (Argentina) shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ 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

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (73) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 WP Abstracts 300+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too low 7 Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 20K+ · 4.6★ (698) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #22 14 too low 9 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 Getnet Argentina para WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Pedido Mínimo para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 OCA para WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 FACTO – Facturación Electrónica 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Envíopack (Argentina) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 Envíos por Correo Argentino, OCA e-Pak y Andreani para WooCommerce en Argentina 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑5 8 too high 21 Correo Argentino for WooCommerce 1K+ · 2.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓3 7 too high 22 Jipink for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 ARCA (ex AFIP) para WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too high 24 Nave for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.