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

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 “privacidad”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Khipu for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Adapta RGPD 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #3 4 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 6 Suscripciones y Pagos Recurrentes con Mercado Pago para WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓4 6 too low 7 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too low 8 Integrations for mautic 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↑1 10 too low 9 Contador de Visitas 600+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Wompi Portal de Pagos 6K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Indicadores Económicos Chile 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 PKT1 Centro de envios 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Declarando – Gestión de Facturas 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 6 too low 14 AllpaCode Gestión de Reclamos Perú 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 pay bi 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 QPayPro Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 5 too low 17 Holnix 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 Nave for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Hedwig Envíos for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 Simple Image SEO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 Cetelem Payment Gateway 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Skydropx 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too high 23 Khipu for WooCommerce 300+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #9 14 too high 24 KueskiPay Gateway 300+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #14 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.