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

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 “barra”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 3 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

WP Indicador de Progreso de Lectura shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms places #3 on merit, 5.0★ from 154 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (154) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #1 ↑2 3 too high 5 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too low 6 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 Slope Widgets 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↓1 5 too high 8 PagHiper Boleto e PIX para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.5★ (37) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Easy Fattura Elettronica FREE 100+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Amministrazione Aperta 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Pagou – Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Barrava – The Website Toolbar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 CasavoLab Business Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 R Rmdm-barra-brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Ad Engine – Gerenciador de Adx, Adsense e AdManager 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 WP Indicador de Progreso de Lectura 30+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Parafrasear 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Diccionario de la Biblia 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 GoCache 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Concordancia de la Biblia 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 21 Contenido del dia 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Ultimas Noticias 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Imagen del dia 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ · 2.7★ (3) wp.org #15 9 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.