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

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

Posten Bring Checkout shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 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.

Buried gem

FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 53 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too low 3 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too low 4 Keyword Research Tool 700+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #4 5 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #5 ↓2 6 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 AnWP Football Leagues 700+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #18 ↑1 10 too low 9 Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.5★ (27) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 GLS Click&Ship (Denmark) 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↓1 8 too high 11 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too low 12 Address Validation and Autocomplete for WooCommerce | Addressfinder 900+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Worldline Online Checkout 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 DEPRECATED – Shipmondo – A complete shipping solution for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Show State Field for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Posten Bring Checkout 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19 Riverty Payments for Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 payever Checkout – Composable Payment Gateway 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Convert WPBakery to Elementor 500+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too high 22 AltaPay for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 ITERAS 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #22 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.