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

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 “provincia”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

ASAP 507 Panama Shipping shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Adapta RGPD places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 105 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ubigeo de Perú para Woocommerce y WordPress 4K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #1 2 WP Mapa Politico España 300+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 WC Provincia Canton Distrito 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Adapta RGPD 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #18 ↓2 14 too low 5 Campi Moduli Italiani 400+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑3 1 too low 6 Partita Iva per Fattura Elettronica 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 Despacho vía Starken Pro para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #20 ↓1 12 too low 9 Departamentos Uruguay for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Sucursales de Correo Argentino para WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #19 ↓1 8 too low 12 Libro de Reclamaciones y Quejas 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #15 ↑2 3 too low 13 Mojito Shipping 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 Tilopay 2K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15 AllpaCode Ubigeo Perú 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 6 too high 16 AllpaCode Gestión de Reclamos Perú 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Firmafy Legal eSignature 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 ASAP 507 Panama Shipping 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Glizano Checkout Latino for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Precios de Gasolina y Electrolineras por FuelMaps — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too high 21 SEO Multi Position 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Città italiane e cap codice di avviamento postale for Woocommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too high 23 Fatturazione Elettronica WooCommerce veloce e automatica – fatture.help 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Pagopar – WooCommerce Gateway 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 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.