wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “google pay”
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 “google pay”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 9 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
Autopay dla WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 591 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143)
wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too low 3 
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ · 2.7★ (268) throws errorsnot PHP-current low rating, top placement
wp.org #1 2 too high 4 
Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ · 4.7★ (620)
wp.org #7 3 too low 5 
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #12 ↑2 7 too low 6 
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) throws errorsnot PHP-current low rating, top placement
wp.org #3 3 too high 7 
Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71)
wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591)
wp.org #16 ↑1 8 too low 9 
Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100)
wp.org #11 ↑2 2 too low 10 
WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) throws errorsnot PHP-current low rating, top placement
wp.org #4 6 too high 11 
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too high 12 
Multibanco, MB WAY, Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payshop, and PIX (ifthenpay) for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (21) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑1 7 too high 13 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #15 ↓4 2 too low 14 
Post Pay Counter 1K+ · 4.8★ (46) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #10 ↑2 4 too high 15 
FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53)
wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 
Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator 8K+ · 4.5★ (54)
wp.org #21 5 too low 17 
Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (73) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 
Payment Gateway for Redsys & WooCommerce Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (87) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #24 6 too low 19 
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #13 6 too high 20 
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) 200K+ · 2.5★ (1546) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21 
WP Easy Pay – Payment and Donation Form Builder for Square 1K+ · 3.8★ (42) not PHP-current
wp.org #23 2 too low 22 
Embedder for Google Reviews 6K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 Autopay dla WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓6 9 too high 24 
Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #22 2 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.