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

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 “latepoint”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani shows at wp.org #5 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Bit integrations – Form Integration, Webhook, Spreadsheets, CRM, LMS & Email Automation places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 160 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #1 2 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #2 3 SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments 80K+ · 4.8★ (288) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 POS Entegratör – Gurmehub Ödeme Eklentisi 1K+ · 4.7★ (48) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 too low 7 Bit integrations – Form Integration, Webhook, Spreadsheets, CRM, LMS & Email Automation 20K+ · 4.9★ (160) wp.org #24 ↓2 17 too low 8 Booktics – Appointment Booking Calendar for Service Businesses 700+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #8 9 OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform 90K+ · 4.9★ (124) wp.org #17 ↓1 8 too low 10 MoceanAPI Order SMS Notification for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Knit Pay UPI – Paytm for Business, PhonePe Business, BharatPe, HDFC 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 ifthenpay | Payments for LatePoint — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 LatePoint Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Cordlo Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 OX·IA AI Chatbot — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 WalletPassBuilder – Passes for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Nahnu Cache Connector for Bunny.net 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 FlowWP – Visual Workflow Automation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 SignSealer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Conversion Relay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 WPayme – Payment Forms, Donations & Subscriptions for PayPal & Razorpay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Abientot – Appointment Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 FormBridge for Zoho — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 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.