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

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 “proteccion”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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

Plugin de Clip para WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.8★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea places #3 on merit, 3.9★ from 59 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 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #1 2 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #2 3 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #12 ↓2 9 too low 4 EnvíaloSimple: Email Marketing y Newsletters 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓2 7 too low 5 Voyapp Chile – Lugares y Cotizador de Despachos 300+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #15 ↓2 10 too low 6 Libro de Reclamaciones para Perú 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 IA SEO Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 AllpaCode Gestión de Reclamos Perú 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 CookieAz – Ley 21.719 Cookie Consent para Chile — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 Nave for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 5 too high 11 SeguridadEnMiPC Detector de Anuncios y Malware — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 FrontConsent — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 pFacturas for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 6 too low 14 EnviFast Shipping 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 Parafrasear 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 Ionix Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too low 17 AfroditaBot 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Solutiontech Seguridad de acceso — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 CítameIA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Baloa Structure Auditor for SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 Doctor Agenda 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too high 22 Treggo Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 Form print pay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Plugin de Clip para WooCommerce 800+ · 1.8★ (5) wp.org #13 ↓2 11 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.