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

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 “utils”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Transferencia Bancaria Perú shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ 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

PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 5.0★ from 64 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Machete 6K+ · 5.0★ (52) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 WebP Express 300K+ · 4.4★ (162) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #7 ↓5 4 too low 4 Ubigeo de Perú para Woocommerce y WordPress 4K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #10 ↓3 5 too low 6 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #14 ↓5 8 too low 7 Transbank Webpay 10K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #11 ↓5 3 too low 9 W WPBase Cache 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 ↑10 6 too high 10 Utils para WooCommerce y WordPress 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 ↑7 9 too high 11 Libro de Reclamaciones y Quejas 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #8 ↑4 3 too high 12 PitchPrint 300+ · 3.7★ (30) wp.org #24 ↓1 12 too low 13 Display Price Free 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑6 4 too high 14 Divídelo para WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 B Batch REST Guard 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓5 16 Comprobante de Pago Perú 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑5 4 too high 17 BlockX 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too low 18 Headless 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Virtuaria Rede ( Itaú ) Pagamentos 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓5 3 too high 20 Recojo por otra persona 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑5 3 too high 21 T Ten&Two XSLT Processor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 IA SEO Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓4 4 too high 23 Transferencia Bancaria Perú 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑5 10 too high 24 Multi Link in Bio — · 5.0★ (1) 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.