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

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 “bkash”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

BanglaPress – bKash, & Mobile Payment with Order Tracking & Invoice & Shipping Label Printing for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #3 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 wp.org
1 Payment Gateway bKash for WC 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #1 2 Bangladeshi Payment Gateways – Make Payment Using QR Code 4K+ · 5.0★ (92) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too low 3 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #15 12 too low 4 SoftTech-IT bKash, Rocket, Nagad 5K+ · 4.3★ (42) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 CodeCareBD – Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 6amTech – Payment Gateway for bKash and WC 100+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 WPSmartPay – Payment Forms, Invoices, Donations & Subscriptions 100+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too low 8 UddoktaPay 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 BanglaPress – bKash, & Mobile Payment with Order Tracking & Invoice & Shipping Label Printing for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑3 5 too low 12 AmarPay bKash Gateway for WC 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 SmartQR Payment Gateway for BanglaQR 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 CharityGlow — Donations & Fundraising 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑2 5 too low 15 Deshi Pay bKash, Rocket, Nagad 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑3 5 too high 17 Flying Pay 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 ShaplaPay Payment Gateway with bKash for FluentCart — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 PipraPay Gateway 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 ZiniPay Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Rizentechno Manual Payment Methods for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 MFS Manual Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑2 23 Prantor Pay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 FinersPay – bKash Payment Gateway for Tutor LMS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.