wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “2checkout”

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 “2checkout”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

LearnPress – BuddyPress Integration shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #1 ↑1 2

LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586) wp.org #6 2 too low 5

Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates 1K+ · 4.4★ (191) wp.org #5 6

Payment Gateway – 2Checkout for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #2 ↓1 4 too high 7

Newsletters 2K+ · 4.7★ (246) wp.org #9 2 too low 8

Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #7 1 too high 9

Pinpoint Booking System – Legacy version 2K+ · 3.6★ (185) wp.org #8 1 too high 10

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #15 5 too low 11

Quill Forms | Conversational Multi Step Forms, Surveys & quizzes 3K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #11 12

MotoPress Hotel Booking 10K+ · 3.7★ (65) wp.org #12 13

WP BASE Booking of Appointments, Services and Events 100+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #17 4 too low 14

Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15

Zoho Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More 10K+ · 2.7★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #14 1 too high 16

Donate by BestWebSoft – Donations Acception Extention for WordPress 100+ · 3.7★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #18 2 too low 17

Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too high 18

Accept 2Checkout Payments Using Contact Form 7 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 8 too high 19

CoSchool LMS – A complete Learning Management System to Create and Sell Your Courses Online 40+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #19 20

Veloryn Chat Checkout 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑1 21

Bulgaro GDPR — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22

Smart Appointment & Booking — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23

Licenzo – License and Subscription Management Solution — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

LearnPress – BuddyPress Integration 1K+ · 1.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #13 11 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.