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

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 “cep”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Frete Click shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ 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

Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 868 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. 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 #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Cálculo do frete somente com o CEP – WC Brasil 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 Input Mask For Elementor Form Fields 20K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #3 4 Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (868) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Shipping Simulator for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #9 10 Form Input Masks For Elementor Forms 10K+ · 4.1★ (18) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 A Autopreenchimento de endereço em formulários 1K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 FPG – Endereço automático por Cep no Checkout 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Pagou – Payments for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 RaCar Checkout Manager for Brazilian Stores 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 PB Autocomplete CEP for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 ClearSale Total 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Veloryn Chat Checkout 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Ballitech Checkout Fields for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 Envio Ecom — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 BuildsByLuke Checkout Brasil – CPF & CNPJ Fields for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Preenchimento Automatico CEP Brasil 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Frete Click 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 Analix Shipping Calculator for Total Express 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.