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

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 “peso”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 3 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

SuperFrete shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Payment Gateway for Redsys & WooCommerce Lite places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 87 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 Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.9★ (693) wp.org #1 2 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Payment Gateway for Redsys & WooCommerce Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (87) wp.org #8 ↑2 5 too low 4 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 Voyapp Chile – Lugares y Cotizador de Despachos 300+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Payments via PayMongo for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.5★ (11) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Despacho vía Starken Pro para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #12 ↑3 3 too low 10 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↑2 1 too high 11 Easy Fattura Elettronica FREE 100+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #19 ↑1 8 too low 12 Suscripciones y Pagos Recurrentes con Mercado Pago para WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 ↑1 11 too low 13 Cool Correo Argentino – WooCommerce 200+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Donation Block For PayPal 600+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 Accept Cryptocurrencies with Plisio 1K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Donate Me 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 18 ePayco plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑3 3 too high 19 SuperFrete 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too high 20 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑3 21 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 8 too high 22 Fintoc for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Virtuaria Rede ( Itaú ) Pagamentos 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Skydropx 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 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.