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

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 “hoa”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 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

Cổng thanh toán Paykit shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Vietnam Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 DevVN – Trang trí Tết Việt Nam 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WebinarPress – Webinar System for WordPress 800+ · 4.1★ (40) wp.org #24 21 too low 4 Home Affordability Calculator 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 AIO Tools (All in One Tools) 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Mortgage Calculators WP 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #22 16 too low 7 SGDIEN Contact Footer 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 8 PCIO VIS HOA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 BoardScribe – Accessible Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 ShipDepot for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 Unstoppable Voting, Polls & Elections 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 LIMNET Association Ballot Manager — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Unstoppable Newsletters 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too high 14 Paiya Mortgage & Loan Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Nút Bấm Liên Hệ Dibrother 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 LearnPress – Sepay Payment 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 Adler Business Directory – Business, Member, Staff & Community Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 TerraSuite – Estate Agency Software, Property Listings and Map Search — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑7 6 too high 19 Hold My Court — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Amortexa Mortgage Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 SePay Gateway 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Condotel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 Payment Gateway for PhoeniXGate on WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Cổng thanh toán Paykit 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.