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

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 “india”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner shows at wp.org #5 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 400K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 WebPlanex: GST Invoice India 400+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #3 4 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #19 12 too low 8 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 COD Order Confirmation for India 70+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too high 10 PayU India 7K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 9 too high 11 OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification 1K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #22 ↓8 11 too low 12 Bangla Date Display 4K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Country Code For Elementor Form Telephone Field 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #12 ↑4 2 too high 15 CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner 400K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↓1 10 too high 16 Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ · 2.5★ (23) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 WP Ultimate Review 60K+ · 3.4★ (17) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too high 18 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓12 5 too low 19 GetPaid Stripe Payments 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too high 20 Shiprocket 10K+ · 2.7★ (20) wp.org #24 ↓2 4 too low 21 Razorpay Payment Button Plugin 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 Razorpay Subscriptions for WooCommerce 700+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 EMI Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.