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

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 “contato”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Pix 4x sem juros – Pagaleve shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 CoffeeCode – Checkout for Getnet and WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Pix Automático com Pagarme para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (21) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Módulo PagSeguro 900+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #15 10 too low 6 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Efí Bank 300+ · 3.6★ (19) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Manda Bem 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Simulador de Parcelas para Loja Virtual 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 SuperFrete 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 FPG – Endereço automático por Cep no Checkout 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Payment Gateway Pix For GiveWP 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Desconto Automático por Método de Pagamento | Cyfer 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Notificações para WooCommerce 100+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 ClearSale Total 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 D Datacake Core 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 PEI Digital – PIX Sandbox Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Link Nacional File Browser 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 I Internet Time 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Sendora — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 M Med4Grow Automacao Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Intelyze — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 F10 Escolar – Captura de Leads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Pix 4x sem juros – Pagaleve 100+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.