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

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 “moldova”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 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

Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 20 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #1 2 Flag Icons 3K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #15 ↓1 13 too low 3 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional 800+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #16 ↓1 13 too low 4 Payment Gateway for maib for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Payment Gateway for Victoriabank for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #18 ↓1 12 too low 7 Brilliant Web-to-Lead for Salesforce 2K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #24 ↓1 17 too low 8 Payment Gateway for maib MIA for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Morkva Nova Post 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 MIA, Bank Card & StarCard Payment Gateway for VictoriaBank (Community Edition) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Skrill – WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Payment Gateway for maib e-Commerce Checkout for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 eDrive Site — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Payment Gateway for Victoriabank MIA for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 CatCode Card Payments with Flitt (formerly Fondy) for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 B BingoRentals — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 W WP Universal Exchange Informer 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 FX Currency Converter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Streets Suggestions via map.md for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 RentADriver Delivery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too high 23 I icon4menu 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #4 20 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.