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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “melhor envio”

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 “melhor envio”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 17. 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

GoCache shows at wp.org #5 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 800+ 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

YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 112 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. 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 #2 1 too low 2 PagBank / PagSeguro Connect para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (63) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (58) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (154) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 8K+ · 4.8★ (112) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) 4K+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Módulo PagSeguro 900+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 CoffeeCode – Checkout for Getnet and WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Chat App Brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 GoCache 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Envio Ecom — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 SuperFrete 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 RaCar Checkout Manager for Brazilian Stores 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Appmax WooCommerce 30+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #17

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.