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

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 “bulgaria”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway places #11 on merit, 3.1★ from 237 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 AboveWP Bulgarian Eurozone 2K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #1 2 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #2 3 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Nekorekten.com – Official 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Prices in BGN and EUR & Bulk Converter 90+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Bizzmags Marketplace 20+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Speedy And Econt Shipping 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Show State Field for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too high 11 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #23 ↓4 12 too low 12 ShipBG for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑3 1 too low 13 BulCommerce 20+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too low 14 F Fusion Pay by tbi bank 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Drusoft Shipping for Econt 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 Pigeon Express for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 17 BG Couriers for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 P payabl. Payments Gateway 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓4 19 Изпрати.БГ Shipping for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Drusoft Shipping for Speedy 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓5 21 OrderGuard 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Drusoft Shipping for Sameday — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓4 2 too high 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓4 10 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.