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

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 “matic”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

WPeMatico Custom Hooks shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 115 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 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #1 2 WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher 10K+ · 4.8★ (514) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Instant Approval Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #6 7 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 RiskPay Gateway: USDC Payouts for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Collapse Magic 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 too high 10 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Web3 Access 40+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 WPSmartContracts 100+ · 3.9★ (29) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 EthPress – Web3 Login 80+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓1 6 too low 15 Direct Invoices – Invoicing & Payment Requests for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 ↑2 5 too low 17 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 Ether and ERC20 tokens WooCommerce Payment Gateway 10+ · 3.3★ (7) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 EthereumICO 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 WPeMatico Custom Hooks 50+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 ShieldClimb – Card Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts and Chargeback Protection 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Direct Payments WP – Receive Payments with Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 Crypto Wallet Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 ATLOS Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.