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

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 “alipay”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 7 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

Wenprise Alipay Gateway For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads places #8 on merit, 4.6★ from 698 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #1 2 China Payments Plugin | Accept WeChat Pay, Alipay & UnionPay | Chinese Checkout Optimization 200+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too low 4 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Accept Stripe Payments 20K+ · 4.1★ (114) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too low 7 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 20K+ · 4.6★ (698) wp.org #22 14 too low 9 Payment Gateway of PayPal for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.2★ (79) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions 8K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 Wenprise Alipay Gateway For WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 9 too high 12 WP Stripe Checkout 1K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 ScanForPay – Alipay & AlipayHK & WechatPay Payment Solutions for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 9 too high 14 HitPay Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 Yedpay for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #21 ↑1 5 too low 17 Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 MultiSafepay plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Wenprise WeChatPay Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 Bayarcash WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 9 too high 22 AlphaPay for WeChat Pay, Alipay, UnionPay, and Credit Card（微信支付，支付宝，银联，信用卡支付） 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too high 23 KOMOJU Payments 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑5 7 too high 24 Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.