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

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 “iranian”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 3 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

Arvandec Mellat Bank Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 100+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #1 2 Express, Certified Post, Bike Delivery and Iranian Postal Companies for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #2 3 OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification 1K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 افزونه پرداخت امن زرین‌پال برای ووکامرس (ZarinPal for WooCommerce) 60K+ · 3.5★ (13) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Logo Manager For Enamad – لوگوی نماد الکترونیکی 5K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 6 Parsigate 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 Pars Kit – پارس کیت 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 پلاگین پرداخت دلخواه 900+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #19 ↓1 10 too low 10 ILACHAT – AI Chatbot & Live Chat 200+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Gravity Forms – OTP Verification (SMS/EMAIL) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 KafiChat Lite 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Integrate ZarinPal for EDD 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 تکنوپی برای ووکامرس | Technopay 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 6 too high 15 Sepal Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 StatsFA Analytics – افزونه آمارگیر 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Sepordeh Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Persian Kit: Complete Persian/Jalali Pack | پیشرفته‌ترین فارسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرس 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Melalweb Pay with Bale for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 S Salamgate – سلام گیت 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Arvandec Mellat Bank Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Card to Card for WooCommerce – WebDide Shetab 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 I Iran Phone Format For GForms 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress 200+ · 2.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 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.