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

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 “equipe”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Stan Checkout shows at wp.org #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 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.

Buried gem

Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução places #3 on merit, 5.0★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. 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 #3 2 too low 2 HelloAsso 4K+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 5 HelloAsso Payments for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Botão de Chat Grátis para Seu Site │ RD Station 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 Payment Gateway – Paysuite for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Paiement par Carte DAHABIA et Carte CIB for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 WP Slug Post Type Custom Language (Polylang) 200+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓3 7 too low 10 iPag Pagamentos Digitais 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Terpan Gateway de Pagamentos — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 I Iran Alves – Ebit Banner para Woocommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 Limpi — Inspecteur SEO & visibilité IA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Score'n'co Widget 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 KokobeoChat – AI Live Chat, Chatbot & Multi-Channel Support Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Sendora — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Vindi Hub 70+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Fyrleads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too high 19 Followize Extension – Contact Form 7 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Followize Extension – Gravity Forms 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Stan Checkout — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22 A Agenda Virtual 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 PEI Digital – PIX Sandbox Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Iandé 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.