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

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 “assinaturas”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Chat App Brasil 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

Cielo WooCommerce – Solução Webservice places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 72 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 IUGU for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Efí Bank 300+ · 3.6★ (19) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 RSS Redirect & Feedburner Alternative 1K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Vindi Hub 70+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Cielo WooCommerce – Solução Webservice 200+ · 4.8★ (72) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Pagou – Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 iPag Pagamentos Digitais 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Notificações para WooCommerce 100+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Terpan Gateway de Pagamentos — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Chat App Brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Click2pay para WooCommerce | PIX, Cartão de Crédito e Boleto Bancário 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Automações de Mensagens via MelhorZap for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Hand Talk 400+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Prado Login Studio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 JadirGabriel Editorial AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 SignDocs Brasil — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Vindi WooCommerce 90+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Compra Direta Pag Seguro Boleto 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Muambator Webhooks para WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Recomendação de moda 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Retrilhar Ecommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.