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

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 “nmi”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

NMI for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 70+ 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

WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store places #8 on merit, 4.5★ from 206 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Pledged Plugins PCI Gateway for NMI and WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 2 Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates 1K+ · 4.4★ (191) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 PeachPay — Payments & Express Checkout for WooCommerce (supports Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.net, NMI) 300+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 XL NMI Gateway for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.8★ (8) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Jovvie Point of Sale POS for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Autoship Cloud for WooCommerce Subscription Products 100+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ · 4.5★ (206) wp.org #23 ↓1 15 too low 9 NMI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 NMI for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 Gain Commerce NMI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 GF ACH Field Type 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 PaymentDash Gateway for NMI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Unify 70+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 E Evergreen Payments Northwest Gateway For WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 CARDZ3N Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 BulletProof Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 HustlePay Payment Connector for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 AM NMI Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too high 22 SubscriptionFlow Recurring Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 WPayo – Authorize.Net & Instamojo for WooCommerce Payment Gateway — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 Touchsuite Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.