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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “edd gateways”

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 “edd gateways”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Flutterwave Easy Digital Downloads Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 90+ 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

Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads places #7 on merit, 4.6★ from 698 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Ultimate Store Kit – Store Builder Addons for Elementor, WooCommerce Store Builder, EDD Store Builder 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 20K+ · 4.6★ (698) wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #17 ↓1 9 too low 9 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Payment Gateway using Mollie for Easy Digital Downloads 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 GTM Kit – Google Tag Manager & GA4 integration 30K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 Cart Lift – Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce and EDD 900+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Milo Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce and Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #23 ↓1 8 too low 16 Quaderno for EDD 40+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Paystack Easy Digital Downloads Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 12 too high 18 AURPAY Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Integrate ZarinPal for EDD 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 Knit Pay UPI – Paytm for Business, PhonePe Business, BharatPe, HDFC 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Flutterwave Easy Digital Downloads Payment Gateway 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 15 too high 23 Card-to-Card Gateway for EDD 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 CamPay EDD Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 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.