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

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 “cobros”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 18. 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

Paguelofacil Checkout for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Suscripciones y Pagos Recurrentes con Mercado Pago para WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 FACTO – Facturación Electrónica 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Getnet Argentina para WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 4 Integrar Ualá Bis con WooCommerce 200+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #4 5 Transferencia Online 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 6 Wava Payment Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 Socialhero Promotions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Nexo ARG for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 ChileCourier Shipping for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Transferencias para Bre-B 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 MexPago Pasarela de Pago para WC 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 Payment Integration Wompi – El Salvador 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 Pinpeo Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Cobru for WC 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Payments for pagoUno on WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 Khipu for WooCommerce 300+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Pagopar – WooCommerce Gateway 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 Paguelofacil Checkout for Woocommerce 300+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #7 11 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.