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

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 “banco”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 9 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

PAYCOMET for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) places #4 on merit, 4.5★ from 73 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 Adicionar Banco Inter ao WooCommerce 20+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #1 2 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #9 ↓3 6 too low 4 Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) 4K+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #22 ↓1 18 too low 5 Pix Automático com Pagarme para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (21) wp.org #23 18 too low 6 Bold pagos en linea 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Multibanco / MB Way / Payshop (by LUSOPAY) for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too low 9 Pix for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 GoCache 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 PoloPag – Pix Automático para eCommerce 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 Transferencia Online 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Edroz QR Payments 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15 Transferencia Bancaria Perú 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑13 9 too high 16 pay bi 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 PAYCOMET for WooCommerce 2K+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓2 13 too high 18 Transferencias para Bre-B 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑2 2 too high 19 Wava Payment Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 CM Consulta Fipe 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too high 21 Cetelem Payment Gateway 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 10 too high 22 Pabilo Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Nave for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 Banco Inter MWP for WooCommerce 40+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓3 5 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.