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

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 “pix”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 8 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

Payment Gateway Pix For GiveWP shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 100+ 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.

Buried gem

Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 73 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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, Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payshop, and PIX (ifthenpay) for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #3 ↑2 2 too low 2 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #5 ↑2 3 too low 3 Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.9★ (693) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Rede Itaú for WooCommerce — Payment PIX, Credit Card and Debit 1K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #7 ↓3 2 too low 6 Pix for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Virtuaria Payments with PagBank for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Asaas Gateway for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) 4K+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 Pix Automático com Pagarme para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (21) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 CIELO API PIX, credit card, debit payment for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 ↓1 9 too high 14 CoffeeCode – Checkout for Getnet and WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 PagHiper Boleto e PIX para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.5★ (37) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 OpenPix for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too high 20 Pagou – Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 PoloPag – Pix Automático para eCommerce 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too high 22 Simulador de Parcelas para Loja Virtual 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Payment Gateway Pix For GiveWP 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 too high 24 Pix 4x sem juros – Pagaleve 100+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 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.