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

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

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.

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Ranked above its merit

Pinora Address Autofill for Indian PIN Codes shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.0★ from 249 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 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #4 ↑4 2 too low 3 Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager 100K+ · 4.8★ (297) wp.org #8 ↓4 5 too low 4 WebPlanex: GST Invoice India 400+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #13 ↑2 8 too low 6 GST Invoice for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.5★ (18) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce – Challan 7K+ · 4.6★ (47) wp.org #11 ↑3 4 too low 8 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #19 ↑2 11 too low 9 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 WCFM Membership – WooCommerce Memberships for Multivendor Marketplace 10K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 ILS – Indian Logistics Services 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 10 too high 12 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 Appointment Booking Calendar 1K+ · 4.2★ (92) wp.org #21 ↑1 8 too low 14 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 ForthFocus SMS – OTP Verification, Order Notifications & Indian DLT for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Educare – Students & Result Management System 600+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ · 2.5★ (23) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 P Pinora Address Autofill for Indian PIN Codes 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 IPA – Indian Pincode Autofill 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑2 8 too high 23 Indian GST Invoice Suite 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 8 too high 24 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑2 6 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.