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

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 “cartao”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 5 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

easypay Gateway Checkout for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #1 2 Rede Itaú for WooCommerce — Payment PIX, Credit Card and Debit 1K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #13 ↑1 8 too low 6 IUGU for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Efí Bank 300+ · 3.6★ (19) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 Pix Automático com Pagarme para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (21) wp.org #21 ↑1 13 too low 9 Pagou – Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 Virtuaria Rede ( Itaú ) Pagamentos 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 5 too high 11 PayPay – Pagamentos MULTIBANCO, Cartão de Crédito/Débito e MB WAY 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too high 12 Vindi Hub 70+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 Adicionar Banco Inter ao WooCommerce 10+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #18 ↑3 5 too low 14 easypay Gateway Checkout for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 10 too high 15 iPag Pagamentos Digitais 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 Payment Gateway – Paysuite for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too high 18 ClearSale Total 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 eID Easy 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 Vindi 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21 Click2pay para WooCommerce | PIX, Cartão de Crédito e Boleto Bancário 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Belluno para WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 OrendaPay 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Pix 4x sem juros – Pagaleve 100+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #19 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.