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

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 “enlaces”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

Utils para WooCommerce y WordPress shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ 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.

Buried gem

Adapta RGPD places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 105 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #1 2 Adapta RGPD 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too low 3 Voyapp Chile – Lugares y Cotizador de Despachos 300+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 Bold pagos en linea 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too low 6 imacPrestashop 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #17 ↓2 11 too low 7 Mojito Sinpe 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓2 9 too low 8 PKT1 Centro de envios 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Tipo Documento Perú 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Contador de Visitas 600+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11 Wava Payment Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 IA SEO Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 pay bi 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Wompi Portal de Pagos 6K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓2 7 too high 15 Indicadores Económicos Chile 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too low 16 AfroditaBot 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 Iconos Alérgenos Alimentarios 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 EnvíaloSimple: Email SMTP y API para tus correos transaccionales 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 C Carrossel with Glider.js 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 8 too high 20 Mega Blocks – Enlaces para contenedor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Ionix Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Declarando – Gestión de Facturas 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓5 1 too low 23 Utils para WooCommerce y WordPress 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 Dynamica Facturacion Electronica — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.