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

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 “produtos”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

easypay Gateway Checkout for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms places #4 on merit, 5.0★ from 154 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #1 2 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #2 3 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #3 4 Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (154) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 6 Darven Preços Parcelados 200+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #16 ↓8 8 too low 9 Melhor Envio 10K+ · 2.2★ (59) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Multibanco / MB Way / Payshop (by LUSOPAY) for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 Payment Gateway – Mpesa for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Simulador de Parcelas para Loja Virtual 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑2 5 too high 13 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 SuperFrete 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too high 15 Vindi Hub 70+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 Product Completion Emails for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 Manda Bem 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Desconto Automático por Método de Pagamento | Cyfer 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Notificações para WooCommerce 100+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Chat App Brasil 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Virtuaria Rede ( Itaú ) Pagamentos 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 CTT Correio Registado 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 easypay Gateway Checkout for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 Frete Click 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 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.