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

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 “uruguay”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 119 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 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too low 2 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #2 3 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Departamentos Uruguay for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize 10K+ · 4.5★ (119) wp.org #18 ↓1 13 too low 6 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too low 7 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #19 ↓1 12 too low 8 States, Cities, and Places for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #16 ↓2 8 too low 9 pFacturas for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 BeyondSEO – AI SEO to Improve Rankings, Listings & Online Visibility 20K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 Pagadito Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 PagoForms: Mercado Pago Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Cujiware Gateway – Mercado Pago for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Dynamica Facturacion Electronica — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Checkout.com Payment Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Moova 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 SEO Author Organization Schema — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 Sitio Si — MultiCuenta for Mercado Pago Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Facturas Bonitas – PDF Invoices for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Publisima Cache – Page Cache & Speed Optimization — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 I icon4menu 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #6 18 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.