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

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 form”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Zoho Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More shows at wp.org #3 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 14 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 #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Quill Forms | Conversational Multi Step Forms, Surveys & quizzes 3K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #2 1 too low 2

Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #5 3 too low 3

AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #6 3 too low 4

Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586) wp.org #7 3 too low 5

Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #4 1 too high 6

LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #8 2 too low 7

Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates 1K+ · 4.4★ (191) wp.org #9 2 too low 8

Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #1 7 too high 9

Newsletters 2K+ · 4.7★ (246) wp.org #12 3 too low 10

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #14 4 too low 11

Pinpoint Booking System – Legacy version 2K+ · 3.6★ (185) wp.org #11 12

Zoho Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More 10K+ · 2.7★ (14) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 9 too high 13

MotoPress Hotel Booking 10K+ · 3.7★ (65) wp.org #13 14

WP Crowdfunding 2K+ · 4.4★ (89) wp.org #18 4 too low 15

WP BASE Booking of Appointments, Services and Events 100+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #17 2 too low 16

BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #16 17

Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #21 4 too low 18

Donate by BestWebSoft – Donations Acception Extention for WordPress 100+ · 3.7★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #15 3 too high 19

Accept 2Checkout Payments Using Contact Form 7 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 9 too high 20

CoSchool LMS – A complete Learning Management System to Create and Sell Your Courses Online 40+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #20 21

Veloryn Chat Checkout 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too high 22

ICDSoft Reseller Store 90+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #22 23

Smart Appointment & Booking — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 24

Bulgaro GDPR — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #24

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.