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

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 “eft”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 4 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

MustangPay shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 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 Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 20K+ · 4.5★ (25) wp.org #1 2 Yoco Payments 10K+ · 4.4★ (43) wp.org #2 3 Netcash WooCommerce Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Online Payments with iK Pay Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Peach Payments Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 TradeSafe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Paystack Easy Digital Downloads Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Ozow Gateway for WooCommerce 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 K Kora Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Mobipaid 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Walletdoc Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Bictorys Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 SeerBit Payment Gateway plugin for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Orvixa B2B Commerce for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Skillmerc Payment Gateway for PayFast — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 LayUp payment gateway plugin for woocommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Paysafe Checkout 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Moment Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Payra for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Snapplify Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Startbutton for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 AddPay WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 MustangPay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 7 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.