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

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 “certificado”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

TOConline for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Melhor Envio places #10 on merit, 2.2★ from 59 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Moloni 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #2 3 Gerar Certificado 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Efí Bank 300+ · 3.6★ (19) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Payment Gateway – Mpesa for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 Wava Payment Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Contabilium Oficial para WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Hedwig Envíos for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (59) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 digitalDot VeriFactu for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 ValidateCertify Free 900+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #12 13 TOConline for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 Vendus 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 Openpay SPEI Plugin 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Openpay Stores Plugin 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 SanBar EXPress Fiscal Check-BR — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 too low 19 Ionix Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 4 too low 20 Belluno para WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too high 21 Openpay PSE 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 OurivesWeb Api — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 Dynamica Facturacion Electronica — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 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.