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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “checkout fee”

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 “checkout fee”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 6 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

Svea Checkout for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 800+ 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 – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout places #3 on merit, 5.0★ from 1028 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #1 2 Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce – Checkout Manager 20K+ · 4.9★ (165) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #13 10 too low 4 Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #9 ↑3 5 too low 5 Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.5★ (15) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too low 9 Payment and Shipping Method Checkout Fee for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 TT Extra Fee Option for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.8★ (16) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #21 ↓1 9 too low 13 Sliding Cart for WooCommerce by FunnelKit – Skip Cart & Reach WooCommerce Checkout Faster 30K+ · 5.0★ (111) wp.org #19 ↓1 6 too low 14 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #22 ↑2 8 too low 15 Custom Checkout Fields for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #12 ↓3 4 too high 17 Extra Fees for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.3★ (42) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 g-FFL Checkout 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 YITH PayPal Express Checkout for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 Conditional Fees for WooCommerce Lite 400+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 Svea Checkout for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 14 too high 23 Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Kiswa COD Fee for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.