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

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 “brasil”, 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

Chat App Brasil shows at wp.org #10 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 12 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

Simple Download Monitor places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 158 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #1 2 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 PayPal Brasil para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #11 ↓4 6 too low 6 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #7 ↑3 1 too low 7 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #14 ↓3 7 too low 8 Simple Download Monitor 20K+ · 4.7★ (158) wp.org #19 ↑1 11 too low 9 WC – APG Weight Shipping 6K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Cálculo do frete somente com o CEP – WC Brasil 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 too low 13 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #16 ↑2 3 too low 14 Widget Visibility Time Scheduler 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #17 ↓3 3 too low 15 iCalendrier 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑4 5 too high 19 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Stone para WooCommerce 4K+ · 2.5★ (47) wp.org #20 ↓4 21 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (59) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Chat App Brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 12 too high 23 Brasil 61 – Conteúdo gratuito para rádios, sites e blogs. 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 Pix for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓6 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.