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

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 “instamojo”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 5 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

WPayo – Authorize.Net & Instamojo for WooCommerce Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #11 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 164 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. 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 #1 2 Events Made Easy 1K+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine 3K+ · 4.7★ (164) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too low 5 Instamojo for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.1★ (13) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 7 Zoho Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More 10K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #7 8 Charitable – Instamojo Payment Gateway 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 FormPays Pro – Payment Form, Contact Form & Custom Form Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 CampTix Instamojo Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 8 too low 12 Multiple-Payment-Solutions-for-Woocommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 SKT Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 WP Travel MapQuest 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓3 15 WPayo – Authorize.Net & Instamojo for WooCommerce Payment Gateway — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 WPayme – Payment Forms, Donations & Subscriptions for PayPal & Razorpay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 M MG – Instamojo for GiveWP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Integrate Instamojo with Gravity Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 LUL Me — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Camptix Indian Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1

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.