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

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 “resultados”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

All Post Type Ajax Search shows at wp.org #8 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Brazilian Market on WooCommerce places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 515 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 imacPrestashop 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 RD Station 20K+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Brazilian Market on WooCommerce 60K+ · 4.8★ (515) wp.org #24 20 too low 5 Voyapp Chile – Lugares y Cotizador de Despachos 300+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #21 ↑1 16 too low 6 Payment Gateway – Mpesa for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 12 too low 8 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Oct8ne 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 SEO Author Organization Schema — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Frenet Shipping Gateway for WooCommerce – Correios, Etiquetas e Rastreio 4K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Tecnología Geek Loterías en Vivo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 AfroditaBot 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Dolutech Blacklist Protect 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 All Post Type Ajax Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Simple Product Ajax Search Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 ValorFinal: Calculadoras e Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Intelyze — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 F10 Escolar – Captura de Leads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 SuperFrete 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Megabits Control Gastos 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Sume Clientes 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Parafrasear 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Reescribir Textos 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.