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

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 “chile”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 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

Bloqcode Chile – RUT and Checkout Validation shows at wp.org #5 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 20+ 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

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Voyapp Chile – Lugares y Cotizador de Despachos 300+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #3 4 Comunas de Chile para WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #24 ↓1 18 too low 7 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 WP Abstracts 300+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too low 9 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Despacho vía Starken Pro para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Transbank Webpay 10K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Indicadores Económicos Chile 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Bloqcode Chile – RUT and Checkout Validation 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 CookieAz – Ley 21.719 Cookie Consent para Chile 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Chile Shipping 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 7 too high 19 HUP – Kit Ecommerce Chile 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 7 too high 20 FACTO – Facturación Electrónica 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 Shipit 300+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 VentiPay 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 PKT1 Centro de envios 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 Khipu for WooCommerce 300+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓3 1 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.