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

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 “comercio”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Cobru for WC shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ 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

eCommerce Product Catalog places #2 on merit, 4.7★ from 270 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Culqi Full Integracion 300+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 eCommerce Product Catalog 7K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #3 4 ONVO Pay 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Suscripciones y Pagos Recurrentes con Mercado Pago para WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Wava Payment Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Transferencia Online 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 pay bi 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Shipit 300+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Foxta — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Transferencias para Bre-B 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Nave for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Creditop 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Dynamica Facturacion Electronica — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Ionix Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Método de pago QR de Ligo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑8 17 Socialhero Promotions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Refácil Pay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Verifactu Módulo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Pagos Fiable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Pasarela de pago QR para BBVA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Datos1 Envíos Territoriales para Correos de Costa Rica — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 VeezDelivery – Envíos y Despachos para WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Cobru for WC 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.