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

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 “escrow”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 20. 2 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WC Vendors – WooCommerce Multivendor, WooCommerce Marketplace, Product Vendors 3K+ · 4.5★ (188) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Darkify – Dark Mode & Night Mode for Website & Admin (Dark Theme Included) 1K+ · 4.7★ (27) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 ChatHelp – Click to Chat Button, Chat to Order for WooCommerce & Floating Chat Form 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Escrow Payments on WooCoomerce 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 TradeSafe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 MANGOPAY for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 GreetPlayer – Video Player, Video Bubble, Audio Player & Lead Capture 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Nguyano Escrow Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Tazapay Checkout Payment Gateway 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Vaultion Payments – Crypto Payment Gateway & Escrow for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 P2Flux Agent Paywall 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Stak Multivendor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Payment4 Crypto Payment gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 BazaarKit – Multivendor Shipping for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 DEED Pay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Texoly – Guest Post & Backlink Workflow — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 U USDC Payments with Buyer Protection — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Sponsarva — Verified Sponsorship Tracking for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 CallPaywall Web — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Dealique Escrow Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 CrawlerToll — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 AtaraPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Vesicash Escrow Plugin for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1

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.