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

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

Comptabilité et Export FEC for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #1 2 Despacho vía Starken Pro para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Dolutech Blacklist Protect 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 CoffeeCode – Checkout for Getnet and WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #15 ↓1 11 too low 5 Shipping Mipaquete Woocommerce 200+ · 2.9★ (10) wp.org #5 6 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #6 7 IA SEO Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑1 5 too high 8 Suscripciones y Pagos Recurrentes con Mercado Pago para WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 Pagou – Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓2 12 too low 10 Shipping Coordinadora Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓1 8 too low 11 Nave for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 marvinerp 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 FACTO – Facturación Electrónica 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Simulador de Parcelas para Loja Virtual 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Ionix Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 Solutiontech Seguridad de acceso — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Comptabilité et Export FEC for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 FacturaMX for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 SeguridadEnMiPC Detector de Anuncios y Malware — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 pFacturas for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 3 too low 21 CM Consulta Fipe 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 SEPA Sign — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓4 2 too low 23 Multi Link in Bio — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin 600+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓1 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.