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

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 “empresas”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 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

Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 868 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Adapta RGPD 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 Moloni 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (868) wp.org #16 13 too low 4 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #4 5 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 Payment Gateway – Mpesa for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 7 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (59) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Auto Capitalize & UPPERCASE Names and Addresses 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Shipping Coordinadora Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 FacturaONE para WooCommerce con VeriFactu 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑4 3 too high 13 Shipping Mipaquete Woocommerce 200+ · 2.9★ (10) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 Adicionar Banco Inter ao WooCommerce 10+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Edroz QR Payments 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Vindi Hub 70+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Wompi Portal de Pagos 6K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 pay bi 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 Contabilium Oficial para WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20 IA SEO Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin 600+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 Product Completion Emails for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Shipping Servientrega Woocommerce 20+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Facturante – Facturación Electrónica 90+ · 1.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.