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

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

Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ 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

FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce places #2 on merit, 4.9★ from 53 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Wallet System for WooCommerce – Digital Wallet, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Instant Cashback, Referral program, Partial & Subscription Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #1 2 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #23 ↓3 21 too low 3 Robokassa payment gateway for Woocommerce 3K+ · 4.3★ (32) wp.org #17 ↓1 14 too low 4 PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.6★ (50) wp.org #8 ↑5 4 too low 5 Two – BNPL for businesses 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Tamara Checkout 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 P Paykoko – BNPL Payment Gateway 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 seQura 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 MakeCommerce for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too low 10 Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Tilopay 2K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Tabby Checkout 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 Peach Payments Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 Alma – Pay in installments or later for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 MultiSafepay plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Livees Checkout 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Paymob for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19 Mada BNPL Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Riverty Payments for Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 4 too low 21 Mintpay for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 KOMOJU Payments 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑3 8 too high 23 VentiPay 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too high 24 Addi – Cuotas que se adaptan a ti 3K+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 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.