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

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 security”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

Payoneer Checkout shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall places #12 on merit, 4.5★ from 373 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #1 2 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #4 5 Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ · 4.8★ (1488) wp.org #7 ↓2 2 too low 6 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too high 8 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too low 9 FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490) wp.org #14 ↓5 4 too low 11 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373) wp.org #18 ↑4 6 too low 13 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Login Security Captcha 10K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 Atlant Security 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #9 ↑1 6 too high 16 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe) 1K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓5 8 too high 20 Multi-Step Checkout for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.5★ (49) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Tamara Checkout 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 Worldline Online Checkout 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓4 24 Tabby Checkout 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 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.