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

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 “nepal”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 5 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 #7 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 17 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.

Buried gem

WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine places #2 on merit, 4.7★ from 164 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine 3K+ · 4.7★ (164) wp.org #8 ↑1 6 too low 3 Nepal Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 ↑3 2 too high 4 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #24 ↓1 20 too low 5 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↓1 4 too high 7 Nepali BS Date Tools 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 DR SARA COVID 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 12 too low 9 eSewa – Nepal First Payment Gateway 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Nepal Dependent Address Dropdown — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 Travel Booking Toolkit 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 PayBridgeNP for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 N Nepal Land Unit Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 WEN Maintenance Mode 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Indesign Nepali Post Date — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 Tourtify – Tour & Activity Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 NCM API 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too high 19 OmnifyWP eCommerce — Fast Online Store, Digital Downloads & Global Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 GetPay Payment Integration 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Checkout For Nabil Bank Payment Gateway by Nepal Payments Hub — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Travel Agency Companion – Create Tour & Travel Website Using WP Travel Engine 3K+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #7 17 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.