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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “epc qr code”

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 “epc qr code”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

TerraSuite – Estate Agency Software, Property Listings and Map Search shows at wp.org #18 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WSB HUB3 1K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #1 2 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Vachr Short-Term Rental Reservations 40+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Donation QR Block 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 QR platba bankovním převodem pro WooCommerce (SPAYD a Pay by square) — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 MakeMeHappy QR Code — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 QROVA QR Codes & Girocode — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 JeyTech Order Transfer QR for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 SEPA Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓3 10 too low 12 GiroCode 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 OH6KW Jäsenrekisteri — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 Vollstart POS Desk — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 LightPOS – Pokladní systém (POS) pro WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Vachr Appointments – Online Booking System — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 scan2payme — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too high 18 DriveQuote — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too high 19 Gravity Forms payment plugin – Novalnet AG 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 20 YOUSEEME — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 21 Envo Blocks – Store Templates, Blocks & Layouts for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 TerraSuite – Estate Agency Software, Property Listings and Map Search — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓3 4 too high 23 Novalnet Payment Gateway for Easy Digital Downloads 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too high 24 SEPA Girocode 20+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓4

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.