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

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 “fintech”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 6 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

Pix 4x sem juros – Pagaleve shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits places #3 on merit, 4.5★ from 212 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #1 2 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #11 8 too low 4 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Flutterwave WooCommerce 2K+ · 2.5★ (11) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 Paysera Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 7K+ · 2.9★ (16) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 Online Payments with iK Pay Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↑2 3 too high 9 REVE Chat – AI Chatbot, Live Chat, Helpdesk, Campaigns & More 100+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Ozow Gateway for WooCommerce 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Valor Pay 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 Divine SIP Calculator 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Campay Woocommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too low 14 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑2 2 too high 15 Bangladeshi Bank Payment Method 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 2 too low 16 B Billie for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 CamPay EDD Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 B BelemaPay Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 5 too low 19 Link Nacional Payment Gateway for MercadoPago and GiveWP 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 FavePay for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 Divit Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 CamPay Shortcode Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 LearnPress – Sepay Payment 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Pix 4x sem juros – Pagaleve 100+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 10 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.