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

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 “gbp”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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

EMI Calculator shows at wp.org #4 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 600+ 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

Currency Converter Widget places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 88 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #2 ↑9 1 too low 2 Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile) 10K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #6 ↓3 4 too low 3 GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO 70K+ · 4.8★ (119) wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too low 4 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #3 ↑4 1 too high 5 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #13 ↑2 7 too low 7 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too low 8 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #16 ↑6 8 too low 9 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓3 5 too high 11 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too high 13 Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 3.9★ (13) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional 800+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Autopay dla WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓5 6 too high 16 PayPal Payment Buttons 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Nomod for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓2 10 too high 18 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 EMI Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 16 too high 21 SKT Donation – Charity and Fundraising Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 Airwallex Online Payments Gateway 6K+ · 2.1★ (7) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 Flutterwave Payments 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Flutterwave Easy Digital Downloads Payment Gateway 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 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.