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

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 “paga”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 7 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

Pix 4x sem juros – Pagaleve shows at wp.org #4 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 20 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 5.0★ from 64 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Multibanco / MB Way / Payshop (by LUSOPAY) for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 2 Módulo PagSeguro 900+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #11 9 too low 3 Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) 4K+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #18 15 too low 4 FACTO – Facturación Electrónica 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #22 17 too low 6 Shipping Mipaquete Woocommerce 200+ · 2.9★ (10) wp.org #6 7 Paga con MODO 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #8 9 IUGU for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #24 15 too low 10 ePayco plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Remita Woocommerce Payment Plugin 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Wava Payment Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Moloni 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Transferencias para Bre-B 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 R Recaudos para Nequi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Socialhero Promotions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Loka Pay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 QRecebe – Pagamento com QR Code e Copia e Cola for WooCommerce with Pix — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Melon Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Cobru for WC 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 FacturAgil — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 YumitPay Paga con criptomonedas — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Soisy Pagamento Rateale 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Pix 4x sem juros – Pagaleve 100+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #4 20 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.