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

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 “colombia”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 52 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 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Departamentos y Ciudades de Colombia para Woocommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too low 5 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #10 ↑2 5 too low 6 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 QCode – Departamentos y Ciudades de Colombia para Woocommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #17 ↑1 9 too low 9 True Lazy Analytics 5K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Bold pagos en linea 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Colciudades – Ciudades de Colombia para WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑2 6 too high 12 Pedido Mínimo para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑2 5 too low 14 Shipping Coordinadora Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 Shipping Mipaquete Woocommerce 200+ · 2.9★ (10) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Wava Payment Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 4 too low 18 Departamentos y Ciudades de Colombia para Contact Form 7 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 ePayco plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 NES Ciudades y Departamentos de Colombia 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Transferencias para Bre-B 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin 600+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓1 11 too high 23 Shipping Servientrega Woocommerce 20+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓4 3 too high 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) 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.