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

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 “bd”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 3 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

CheckoutGuard shows at wp.org #8 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 70+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing & Member Directories for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 BD Courier Order Ratio Checker 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #3 4 Muslim Prayer Time BD – Prayer Reminder for Bangladesh 200+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #4 5 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 BC CourierHub BD 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Corona Bangladesh Live 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 Flying Pay 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 BD Address Fields for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 B Bulk SMS BD for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 TurboPay BD Gateway for Woocommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Export Posts to Brilliant Directories 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Nombar BD Mobile Validator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 CheckoutGuard 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 Deshi Pay bKash, Rocket, Nagad 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Brilliant Directories Site Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Prantor Pay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Sync Forms with Brilliant Directories — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 SMSKora – Smart & Secure SMS OTP Alerts for WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Arxeion Business Directory 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 IC Importer – Import posts and pages from google spreadsheet 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Sendit.ma for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 AAM Partial COD & Mobile Payment for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 Pathao Integration for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓3 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.