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

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 “chargebacks”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 7 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

Card2Crypto Global Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ 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 WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) wp.org #1 2 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #2 3 Virtuaria Payments with PagBank for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too low 4 Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.5★ (27) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Satispay for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 Identity Verification for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #19 ↓1 9 too low 11 FraudLabs Pro for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Instant Approval Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 TrustLens – Fraud Prevention & Chargeback Defense for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #23 ↓2 9 too low 15 RiskPay Gateway: USDC Payouts for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 PayPal Brasil para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #20 ↑2 4 too low 17 Age Verification for your checkout page. Verify your customer’s identity 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Bolt Checkout for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.0★ (10) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Trustap Payment Gateway 50+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Card2Crypto Global Payment Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Church Tithe WP 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 ShieldClimb – Card Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts and Chargeback Protection 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.