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

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 “loja”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

Manda Bem shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 200+ 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

Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 868 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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 #1 2 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (868) wp.org #20 ↓2 16 too low 5 Simulador de Parcelas para Loja Virtual 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Payment Gateway – Mpesa for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 9 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 Virtuaria Payments with PagBank for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #22 ↓2 11 too low 12 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (59) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 IUGU for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #21 ↓2 8 too low 14 Efí Bank 300+ · 3.6★ (19) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 PoloPag – Pix Automático para eCommerce 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 Pedido Mínimo para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too low 17 Livre Resolução para Lojas Online 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too high 18 Manda Bem 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 Virtuaria Rede ( Itaú ) Pagamentos 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 7 too high 21 iPag Pagamentos Digitais 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too high 22 SuperFrete 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too high 23 Belluno para WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 CM Consulta Fipe 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 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.