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

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 “ipn”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 10 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

Payments via Teya Payments for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 600+ 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

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales places #8 on merit, 4.4★ from 136 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Quick Event Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (67) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too low 4 Up2pay e-Transactions WooCommerce Payment Gateway 4K+ · 2.3★ (13) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 NETOPIA Payments Payment Gateway 10K+ · 3.0★ (9) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Quick PayPal Payments: Payment Button & Form 1K+ · 4.4★ (32) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales 500+ · 4.4★ (136) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 YITH PayPal Express Checkout for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Better Payment – Instant Payments, Donations, Fundraising with Subscriptions & More 5K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #13 ↓3 2 too low 12 Alma – Pay in installments or later for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Pay-To-View Lite 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Dchamplegacy Standalone Payments for PesaPal 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too high 15 Fauran Pay with JazzCash for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 WPXpert Payment Gateway for SimplePay 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Payments via Teya Payments for Woocommerce 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 Sofinco 3XCB 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Paymento – Non-Custodial Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Webknit Payment Gateway for Fonepay — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 PayPlus Payment Gateway 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 CHIP for FluentCart 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 CentroBill Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 BlueSnap Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 90+ · 2.3★ (3) 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.