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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “e visa”

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 “e visa”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 8 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

easypay Gateway Checkout for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce places #3 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 imoje 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 2 zahls.ch Credit Cards, PostFinance and TWINT for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too low 3 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #15 12 too low 4 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Nexi XPay 7K+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Buy one click for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.4★ (26) wp.org #20 14 too low 7 CHIP for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Payrexx Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.5★ (11) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 MultiSafepay plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 6 too high 11 Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 ACS Points Plugin 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 MakeCommerce for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Paysera Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 7K+ · 2.9★ (16) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 Moyasar 1K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 PayPlug for WooCommerce (Official) 4K+ · 3.3★ (7) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Ecommerce Fabrick 1K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 wallee 400+ · 2.7★ (9) wp.org #18 19 MyFatoorah – WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 PostFinance Checkout for Woocommerce 900+ · 1.8★ (38) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 PlatiOnline Payments 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 easypay Gateway Checkout for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 Maya Business Plugin 500+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.