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

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 “frete”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 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

Frete Click shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 868 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #1 2 Calculadora de Frete e Campos Checkout para o Brasil 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #2 3 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #3 4 Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (868) wp.org #21 17 too low 5 Shipping Simulator for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 PagBank / PagSeguro Connect para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (63) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Cálculo do frete somente com o CEP – WC Brasil 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Frenet Shipping Gateway for WooCommerce – Correios, Etiquetas e Rastreio 4K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (58) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Payment On Delivery for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica WooCommerce 400+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Pedido Mínimo para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 SuperFrete 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 PagBank for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Central do Frete — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Manda Bem 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 CepCerto – Cálculo de Frete Correios — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Envio Ecom — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Frete Click 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 Analix Shipping Calculator for Total Express 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Shipping with ShipSmart for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 Paulo Cezario – RTE Rodonaves shipping for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.