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

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 “taxas”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

Virtuaria Rede ( Itaú ) Pagamentos shows at wp.org #6 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 60+ 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

Document Gallery places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 112 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #1 2 Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (154) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Garanție SGR pentru WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Módulo PagSeguro 900+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Document Gallery 8K+ · 4.8★ (112) wp.org #21 14 too low 8 Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) 4K+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Virtuaria PagBank Split 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Moloni 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓2 9 too low 11 Payment On Delivery for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #24 ↓3 13 too low 12 Frenet Shipping Gateway for WooCommerce – Correios, Etiquetas e Rastreio 4K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓3 6 too low 13 Darven Preços Parcelados 200+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓3 10 too low 14 Virtuaria Rede ( Itaú ) Pagamentos 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 iPag Pagamentos Digitais 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Analix Shipping Calculator for Total Express 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 marvinerp 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 PEI Digital – PIX Sandbox Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 Affiliate Program for WooCommerce – Sevol 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 ParcelaShow – Parcelamento sem Juros, Tabela de Parcelas e Preço à Vista for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Rappibank Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 QRecebe – Pagamento com QR Code e Copia e Cola for WooCommerce with Pix — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 OrendaPay 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 MultiPay – Pagamentos e Fidelidade para WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓4 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.