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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “micro payments”

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 “micro payments”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 600+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #1 2 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too low 4 FraudLabs Pro for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #4 5 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 CHIP for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 GR Widget – Google Reviews Widget 900+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #20 ↑1 13 too low 8 MicroPayments – Fans Paysite: Paid Creator Subscriptions, Digital Assets, Wallet 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 pensopay Payments v2 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Online Buchungssystem – edoobox 200+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 Offermative – Discount Rules & Upsell Funnels For WooCommerce 20+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 CHIP for Fluent Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Obydullah Micro ERP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Friendly Content Unlocker (Lite) — Micro-Paywall, Pay Per Post & Content Locker for PayPal — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Exodox 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 CHIP for GiveWP 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 Bangladeshi Bank Payment Method 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 CHIP for Gravity Forms 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑2 19 King Addons for Elementor – 100+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce Builder, Mega Menu, Popup Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓6 2 too high 20 Bitcoin payment for Paid Memberships Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Mini Course Generator | Embed mini-courses and interactive content 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑1 10 too high 23 Nexura Security — Malware Scanner, Firewall, 2FA & WordPress Security 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too high 24 Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #23 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.