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

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 “webservice”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 5 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

Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 868 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Get Use APIs – JSON Content Importer 5K+ · 4.9★ (78) wp.org #1 2 Pastacode 400+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (868) wp.org #13 10 too low 4 Portugal States (Distritos) for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Affiliate Super Assistent 1K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 NIF (Num. de Contribuinte Português) for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Portugal CTT Tracking for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 Link To Bible 100+ · 4.1★ (10) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 SmartAgenda – Prise de rendez-vous en ligne 300+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Invoicing with InvoiceXpress for WooCommerce – Free 100+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 imacPrestashop 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 PlaceHodor 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 FormsCRM – Connect Forms to CRM directly 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 O OpenID Connect Server 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Cocoon Media Management 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Pactic Connect 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 ShipEngine Shipping Quotes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Naked Cat Logo for Livro de Reclamações Eletrónico 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too high 21 Quantity Calculator for Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Asteris B2B Wholesale – Wholesale Prices, Roles & Request-a-Quote for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Loka Pay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23

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.