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

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 “lista”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form shows at wp.org #10 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EnvíaloSimple: Email Marketing y Newsletters 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Csomagpontok és Címkék WooCommerce-hez 7K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Comunas de Chile para WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 QCode – Departamentos y Ciudades de Colombia para Woocommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Acumbamail 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Doppler Easy Multichannel Marketing enhanced with IA 600+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 too high 10 Garanție SGR pentru WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Comment Blacklist Updater 800+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Dolutech Blacklist Protect 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too low 14 Returino – Formular de retur for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Lista Sofisticada — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 7 too low 17 No copy allowed – Nork Digital 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 CM Consulta Fipe 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Belluno para WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 W Webcom Operator Status 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Métrica Real 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ · 2.7★ (3) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 Locker Lite for InPost (Italia) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Chat App Brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑2 4 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.