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

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 “dankort”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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

WeArePlanet shows at wp.org #8 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Frisbii Pay 1K+ · 3.1★ (8) wp.org #1 2 Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 wallee 400+ · 2.7★ (9) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Scanpay for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↓1 3 too high 7 FreePay for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Cardinity Payment Gateway for Easy Digital Downloads 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Showcase Payment Options (icons) 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 AltaPay for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Skrill – WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 WeArePlanet 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 TapTree Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Gravity Forms payment plugin – Novalnet AG 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 I ICEPAY WordPress WooCommerce Online Payment plugin 30+ · 2.7★ (6) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 MemberPress payment addon – Novalnet AG — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 O Official Viapay Checkout Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 pensopay Payments 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 I ICEPAY WP e-Commerce Online Payment plugin 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #20

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.