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

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 “pagseguro”, 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

PagSeguro International Payment Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Claudio Sanches – PagSeguro for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 914 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Virtuaria PagBank / PagSeguro for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #1 2 PagBank / PagSeguro Connect para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (63) wp.org #2 3 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Módulo PagSeguro 900+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #4 5 Brazilian Market on WooCommerce 60K+ · 4.8★ (515) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Claudio Sanches – PagSeguro for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (914) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 PagBank for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 PagSeguro Parceled for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 E-goi SMS Orders Alert/Notifications 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 I Iran Alves – Ebit Banner para Woocommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Payment Checkout PagSeguro for LifterLMS — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 EdHerlemann Course Sync for Moodle — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 iPag Pagamentos Digitais 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Cobrança U4crypto — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 CampTix PagSeguro 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 C Conpay Checkout — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 WC Show Method in Orders list for PagSeguro 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Boleto Pag Seguro Direto 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Compra Direta Pag Seguro Boleto 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 PagSeguro International Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 70+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #13 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.