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

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 “validar”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

OXXO PAY powered by Spin shows at wp.org #4 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) places #3 on merit, 4.5★ from 73 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Efí Bank 300+ · 3.6★ (19) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 ValidateCertify Free 900+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Pix por Piggly (para Woocommerce) 4K+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #14 ↓1 11 too low 4 FacturaONE para WooCommerce con VeriFactu 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #17 12 too low 6 Culqi Full Integracion 300+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 too low 7 Ubigeo de Perú para Woocommerce y WordPress 4K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #20 ↓1 13 too low 8 Voyapp Chile – Lugares y Cotizador de Despachos 300+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 Moloni 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓1 10 too low 10 Frenet Shipping Gateway for WooCommerce – Correios, Etiquetas e Rastreio 4K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Validar identidad CF7 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 ASAP 507 Panama Shipping 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 AllpaCode Gestión de Reclamos Perú 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 digitalDot VeriFactu for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Socialhero Promotions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 VeezDelivery – Envíos y Despachos para WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Desarrolloperu Libro de Reclamaciones Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 WVDevel Community Assistant for Telegram — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 Moneria para WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 Shipit 300+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too high 21 Validar RUT Chile con CF7 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 CTT Correio Registado 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 OXXO PAY powered by Spin 100+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #4 19 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.