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

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 “malaysia”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 18 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

Bayarcash WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 700+ 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

Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 973 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too low 3 Gallery Lightbox 10K+ · 4.7★ (106) wp.org #7 ↓2 4 too low 4 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #13 ↓3 9 too low 5 J&T Express Malaysia 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #1 ↑1 4 too high 6 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too low 7 Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too high 8 Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ · 2.5★ (23) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Skynet Malaysia 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↓1 9 too high 12 toyyibPay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓3 3 too high 13 WC – APG SMS Notifications 300+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 U Urvanov Syntax Highlighter 3K+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 EasyParcel Shipping– All-in-one Shipping Solution, Real-Time Shipping Rates 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too high 17 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑4 3 too high 19 Bayarcash WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 14 too high 20 Softinn Hotel Booking Engine 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Contact Form Plugin 2K+ · 2.8★ (17) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 12 too high 23 Pickupp Delivery for eCommerce Shops using WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Shipping Labels for DHL eCommerce APAC 100+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 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.