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

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

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

PlaceHodor shows at wp.org #9 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

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