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

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 “carrito”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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

Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 600+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Comunas de Chile para WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #1 2 Wanderlust OCA para WooCommerce 500+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Suscripciones y Pagos Recurrentes con Mercado Pago para WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Ubigeo de Perú para Woocommerce y WordPress 4K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #19 ↓1 15 too low 5 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓2 6 Skydropx 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Wava Payment Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Lueira Embed 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 Hedwig Envíos for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Payment Integration Wompi – El Salvador 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Integrar Ualá Bis con WooCommerce 200+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #23 ↓1 12 too low 12 Oct8ne 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 Publisima Cache – Page Cache & Speed Optimization — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Socialhero Promotions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Chilenvíos 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Register & Buy Presale Products for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 VeezDelivery – Envíos y Despachos para WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Featured Products Carousel by Tag — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 FACTO – Facturación Electrónica 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Featured Post Carousel by Tag — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin 600+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #7 14 too high 22 pay bi 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 PKT1 Centro de envios 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Pagopar – WooCommerce Gateway 400+ · 3.0★ (2) 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.