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

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 “mexico”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Alegra Invoicing for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 80+ 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

Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & WooCommerce Marekting Automation for WordPress places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 1170 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) wp.org #2 3 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Bazz CallBack widget 3K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #9 ↓3 2 too low 8 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Helper Lite for PageSpeed 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too high 10 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #7 ↑3 4 too high 12 Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & WooCommerce Marekting Automation for WordPress 50K+ · 4.6★ (1170) wp.org #23 ↓12 11 too low 13 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 U Urvanov Syntax Highlighter 3K+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 Locatoraid Store Locator 1K+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Reseller Store 1K+ · 3.7★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Conekta Payment Gateway 2K+ · 3.5★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓3 7 too high 19 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓3 4 too low 21 AmaSync – Amazon Affiliate Plugin, Product Importer for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑4 2 too high 22 Cookie Rocket, Cookie Consent Banner and Script Blocker for GDPR, CCPA and LGPD 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 EnvíaYa: Ship with all carriers (Rating, Booking and Tracking) 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Alegra Invoicing for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.