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

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 “notas”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Facturante – Facturación Electrónica shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Adapta RGPD places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 105 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 400+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Adapta RGPD 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Nota 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Shipping Coordinadora Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 Nota Backup & Restore – WordPress Backup, Migration & Clone 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Fastcache by Host.it 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Vindi Hub 70+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Returino – Formular de retur for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 Comprobante de Pago Perú 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 pFacturas for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Chat App Brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 NotiPress Noticias 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 NOTA Prepublish Checker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 Nota Cleanup – Database Cleaner & Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 CTT Correio Registado 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Simple Image SEO 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 Webzone Config Notes 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Ionix Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 GEL Proximity | Aggregatore Punti di Ritiro e Locker 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Frete Click 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 Facturante – Facturación Electrónica 90+ · 1.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 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.