wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hsbc”
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 “hsbc”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 8 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
SimpleSocial shows at wp.org #11 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 100+ 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.
Buried gem
Cielo WooCommerce – Solução Webservice places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 72 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
SanalPosPRO Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 Cielo WooCommerce – Solução Webservice 200+ · 4.8★ (72) closure risk
wp.org #19 17 too low 3 
Fahad HSBC Payments for WooCommerce – PayMe & Hosted Card Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 4 
Indobe – Bank dan e-Money Indonesia 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #4 5 
Indonesian Banks for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #2 3 too high 6 
Its Migs 20+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
HSBC Open Payments — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 2 too high 8 
SL Bank Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 X XML Travel Portal Widget 40+ · 4.8★ (4) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #21 12 too low 10 S Sark Migs 50+ · 3.5★ (4) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #16 6 too low 11 
OrigiSafe — Advanced Image Optimizer (WebP) — Keep Originals Safe — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #8 3 too high 12 
Swipe for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #9 3 too high 13 
Payje for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #10 3 too high 14 
CartDNA’s PayMe HSBC Gateway for WooCommercee 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #12 2 too high 15 
SwipeGo for GiveWP — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 2 too high 16 
Swipe for Gravity Forms — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 2 too high 17 
Payment Gateway through Stripe Installments — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 2 too high 18 SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #11 7 too high 19 
PixelBeds Channel Manager and Hotel Booking Engine 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #20 1 too low 20 
KICT Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #17 3 too high 21 
Oganro: Hotels, Flights, Transfers, Car Hire, Excursion Search Box 40+ · 2.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #18 3 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.