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

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 “aed”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 4 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #1 2 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too low 3 Gulf currencies Symbols for WooCommerce – رمز الريال السعودي والدرهم الإماراتي 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #3 4 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 ingenidev, UAE – AED Currency Symbol Changer | مغير رمز عملة الدرهم الإماراتي 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Easy Stripe Payments & Donations 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 Nomod for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 PB UAE VAT Invoicing System for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Tebaro – Currency Conversion for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓3 2 too low 10 HBLPAY Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too high 11 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Sekhlo Schema Code 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 ingenidev Code Widget for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 Gratuity Calculator UAE 2026 (MoHRE Updated) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Automotive Inventory Importer – Sync Car Dealer Feeds 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Trybit – Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 18 Ramz | Modern Arab Currency Symbols — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 Modular Finance Calculators by M92 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 M MarketTier Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 LoquiSoft Pay with Mollie & WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Stablezact Stablecoin & Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Dellos Quote & Estimate Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 Cherum Pay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.