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

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 “cyprus”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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 #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 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 #7 on merit, 3.1★ from 237 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 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #1 2 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Location Pack for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 U Urvanov Syntax Highlighter 3K+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.5★ (27) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Piraeus Bank WooCommerce Payment Gateway 3K+ · 3.9★ (35) wp.org #22 ↓1 14 too low 9 Cyprus Pharmacies — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 JCC Payment Gateway for Woocommerce 600+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 P payabl. Payments Gateway 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 FeastBell – Feast & Event Calendar 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 G GoLab Courier Center Integration for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 iCard Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 Interface for Geniki Taxydromiki API v2 and Woo 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 8 too low 17 Yatmo Neighbourhood Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Vatigo – EU VAT & UID Validator for Contact Form 7, WPForms & Fluent Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too high 19 CountryCue for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Digital Targets GEO Score – AI Visibility Check — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 sKash Smart Cash 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too high 22 easyCourier for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too high 23 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #9 15 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.