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

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 “publica”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 20.

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

Wompi Portal de Pagos shows at wp.org #20 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #1 2 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Wanderlust – Integración para Andreani y WooCommerce 200+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too low 4 CM Consulta Fipe 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 Culqi Full Integracion 300+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #23 ↓2 18 too low 6 AllpaCode Ubigeo Perú 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 IA SEO Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 Publica.now — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Transferencias para Bre-B 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Wanderlust HOP Envios 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Planeta Envíos for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Indicadores Económicos Para Chile 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 AfroditaBot 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 ChileCourier Shipping for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Terpan Gateway de Pagamentos — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 PB Autocomplete CEP for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too high 17 FabriSite Sitemapy SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Intelyze — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 SeguridadEnMiPC Detector de Anuncios y Malware — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Openpay Cards Plugin 3K+ · 2.0★ (12) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 Sóc de Poble. Portal de Pobles Connectats — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Irdinmo para Inmovilla 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 GoCache 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 Wompi Portal de Pagos 6K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓2 4 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.