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

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 “pec”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Fiscalità ITA Light shows at wp.org #7 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Fattura24 400+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #1 2 PDF Invoices Italian Add-on for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #2 3 Easy Fattura Elettronica FREE 100+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 POP – e-invoicing for WooCommerce: SdI, PEPPOL, KSeF (ex-WooPop) 90+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Partita Iva per Fattura Elettronica 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 eShopLogistic Shipping Calculator 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #6 7 Pars Kit – پارس کیت 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 ilGhera Danea Exporter for WooCommerce 80+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 Ficoo – Fatture in Cloud per WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 VikAppointments Services Booking Calendar 500+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Fiscalità ITA Light 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Parsigate | درگاه پرداخت ووکامرس و وردپرس 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 PEC CODSDI PIVA CF 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Partita IVA e Codice Fiscale 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 WindDoc 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 DamaSoft FiscoSend — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 P Pazienza for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Wholeway B2B — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 FatturaFacile — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Simple Checkout for Italy Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 DN Checkout Extra Fields 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 FreeInvoice API 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 ilGhera Reviso Exporter for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Fatturazione Elettronica WooCommerce veloce e automatica – fatture.help 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.