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

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 “lectura”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Transbank Webpay 10K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too low 2 Voyapp Chile – Lugares y Cotizador de Despachos 300+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #11 ↓4 9 too low 3 Skydropx 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WP Indicador de Progreso de Lectura 30+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Sóc de Poble. Portal de Pobles Connectats — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Openpay Cards Plugin 2K+ · 2.0★ (12) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 RVCFDI para Woocommerce 70+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓4 3 too low 8 WP Read Time – Tiempo de lectura 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 Tipo Documento Perú 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Transferencia Bancaria Perú 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Recojo por otra persona 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Perseo Software 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓4 13 Planeta Envíos for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓4 14 LFECFDI para Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓4 15 A11ysaurio PDF Checker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓4 16 Solutiontech Accesibilidad Web — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 17 L Localizaciones Fotografía 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓3 18 M Mi Nivel Lector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 19 E EstoyLeyendo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 20 P Plugin Name: WP Easy Biblio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓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.