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

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 “gocardless”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 16. 3 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

Altoviz for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 4 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 Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Milo Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce and Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 GoCardless for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 6 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #13 ↓2 7 too low 7 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 Instant Bank Payments via GoCardless for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓2 9 Gratora – Donation and Fundraising Platform 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑3 2 too high 10 C Common Knowledge Join Flow — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too low 11 FB GoCardless Hosted for Gravity Forms 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Submex Subscription Billing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 LaFactory Subscriptions for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too low 14 Altoviz for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 MYFUNDBOX – Recurring payments for Donation Form 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 G GoCardless WordPress plugin 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2

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.