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

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 “iban”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

easypay Gateway Checkout for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 600+ 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

Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 87 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WSB HUB3 1K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #1 2 F Facturare WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #2 3 Jim Soft Swiss QR Invoice 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #3 4 Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Satispay for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #5 6 sqrip.ch 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Paysera Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 7K+ · 2.9★ (16) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 PAY by square pre WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 IBAN for WPForms 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 B Bitron Right of Withdrawal 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Returino – Formular de retur for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Spotrebiteľské práva pre WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓4 1 too high 15 Romanian billing fields 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 Form Enhancer for Fluent Forms 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 QR payment for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too high 18 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Riverty Payments for Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 IBANTEST for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Beziworld – Withdrawal for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 BANKpay+ Instant Bank Payments for WooCommerce (EUR) 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 easypay Gateway Checkout for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 APG Withdrawal for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 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.