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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “e com”

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 “e com”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 7 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

Simla.com shows at wp.org #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce places #9 on merit, 3.9★ from 693 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #1 2 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #2 3 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #3 4 Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent 100K+ · 4.9★ (492) wp.org #9 ↑3 5 too low 5 Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (154) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too low 6 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Cálculo do frete somente com o CEP – WC Brasil 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Tracking Code Manager 90K+ · 4.1★ (58) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.9★ (693) wp.org #20 ↑3 11 too low 10 LinkBoss – Semantic AI Internal Linking 2K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Multibanco / MB Way / Payshop (by LUSOPAY) for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Darven Preços Parcelados 200+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Frenet Shipping Gateway for WooCommerce – Correios, Etiquetas e Rastreio 4K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too high 15 Moloni 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #22 ↓3 6 too low 17 PagHiper Boleto e PIX para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.5★ (37) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too low 18 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (59) wp.org #15 ↓7 4 too high 20 Interac e-Transfer / Email Money Transfer (EMT) Gateway for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓3 3 too low 21 PostFinance Checkout for Woocommerce 900+ · 1.8★ (38) wp.org #21 22 Simla.com 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 16 too high 23 GoCache 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Hand Talk 400+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.