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

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 “modo”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Khipu for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução places #4 on merit, 5.0★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Mantenimiento web 20K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 2 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Bold pagos en linea 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #10 ↓4 6 too low 5 Ficoo – Fatture in Cloud per WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Darven Preços Parcelados 200+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Simulador de Parcelas para Loja Virtual 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 Pixel Clusters 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Fastcache by Host.it 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ · 2.7★ (3) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 VentiPay 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 too high 16 Paga con MODO 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Livre Resolução para Lojas Online 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too low 18 Partita IVA e Codice Fiscale 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Declarando – Gestión de Facturas 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Indicadores Económicos Chile 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Nave for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Skydropx 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Chat App Brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Khipu for WooCommerce 300+ · 2.3★ (3) 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.