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

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 “echeck”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 7 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

Authorize.net Payments for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 127 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged Plugins 10K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #5 ↓4 3 too low 3 Payment Gateway for Authorize.net for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 too high 4 Ebook Store 700+ · 4.4★ (60) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too low 5 Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127) wp.org #22 ↑2 17 too low 6 Pledged Plugins PCI Gateway for NMI and WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Visa Acceptance Solutions 10K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↑2 4 too high 8 SeamlessChex eCheck Payments 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 GF ACH Field Type 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Sandbox Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 NMI for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Visa Acceptance Solutions (SMB) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Minimalist Stripe Checkout for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 eDebit Direct ACH Account Verification for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 eDebit Direct ACH Bank Link for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 eDebit Direct – Draft – Link Bank to Pay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Payment Gateway for USAePay on WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Draft Account Verification for eDebit Direct — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 RyanPay Card Payments with accept.blue for Formidable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 CARDZ3N Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Payment Gateway for PhoeniXGate on WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 AffiniPay WordPress 50+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 GreenPay(tm) by Green.Money 100+ · 1.7★ (6) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 Authorize.net Payments for WooCommerce 1K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #8 16 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.