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

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 “klarna”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 8 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

Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 10K+ 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

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 159 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #1 2 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #8 ↑4 5 too low 4 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #18 ↑1 12 too low 7 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.5★ (15) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #23 14 too low 10 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too low 11 Klarna for WooCommerce 20K+ · 2.3★ (20) wp.org #2 9 too high 12 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #22 ↓1 10 too low 13 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #21 ↓4 8 too low 14 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #15 ↑5 1 too low 15 zahls.ch Credit Cards, PostFinance and TWINT for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓3 2 too low 16 Klarna Order Management for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 13 too high 17 BjornTech Fortnox Hub for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 PayU GPO Payment for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19 Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too high 20 Payrexx Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.5★ (11) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too high 21 Nexi Checkout 2K+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓3 5 too high 22 MultiSafepay plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too high 23 Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓2 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.