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

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 “cameroon”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 4 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) shows at wp.org #16 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Payment Gateway for MTN MoMo on WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #1 2 MeSomb for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Pay with MTN MoMo in WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #17 ↓1 14 too low 4 My-CoolPay – Payment gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 SmobilPay for e-commerce – Mobile Money Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 Finachub Mobile Money Checkout for WooCommerce (M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN) 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 AfriRegions City & Neighborhood for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 CamooPay for e-Commerce – Mobile Money Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Tsapa Payment Gateway for MTN Mobile Money in Africa — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Bani Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Fapshi for Give — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 E ElyonPay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Fosia Pay Lite – PawaPay Mobile Money for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 LeutonPay – Payment processing for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 Fapshi Payments for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 C CamPay Give Donation Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Gateway Payougo Checkout 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Chat Quote for WooCommerce – Instant Chat & Order Quote Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 SmobilPay for e-commerce Gateway for Easy Digital Downloads 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 relario PAY Donation & Paywall Plugin — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 TranzCore Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too high 24 I icon4menu 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.