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

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

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Moksa for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway places #8 on merit, 3.1★ from 237 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #1 2

Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ · 4.7★ (275) wp.org #2 3

Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Melapress Login Security 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #18 ↓2 13 too low 6

ProctoPress : Quiz/Exam Proctoring For Learning Management System(LMS) 100+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #8 2 too low 7

Digital Signature Checkout For WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #22 ↓3 14 too low 9

Bluem ePayments, eMandates & iDIN for WordPress & WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10

Mandate App Security — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 3 too high 11

Block Accessibility Checks 90+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #9 2 too high 12

IBANTEST for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13

ImmoWP Gestion Immobiliere 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 1 too low 14

Askoweb Order Withdrawal Control 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too high 15

Subscription for WooCommerce by Flexi Subscription 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #24 9 too low 16

NIS2 Compliance 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #12 4 too high 17

OuiFacture – Facture électronique Factur-X for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too high 18

Saudi Address Pro 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓3 5 too high 19

SEPA Sign — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too high 20

Abovault – SEPA Subscriptions & Dunning for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21

Moksa for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #15 6 too high 22

WAAVE Compliance WP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too high 23

EquaSign — · 4.0★ (1) thin reviews 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.