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

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 gateway”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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

NMI for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 7 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 #6 on merit, 4.5★ from 206 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 XL NMI Gateway for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.8★ (8) wp.org #1 2 Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates 1K+ · 4.4★ (191) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too low 4 PeachPay — Payments & Express Checkout for WooCommerce (supports Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.net, NMI) 300+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Pledged Plugins PCI Gateway for NMI and WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ · 4.5★ (206) wp.org #16 ↓1 10 too low 7 Jovvie Point of Sale POS for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Autoship Cloud for WooCommerce Subscription Products 100+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 NMI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 NMI for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Gain Commerce NMI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 7 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 #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 PaymentDash Gateway for NMI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 BulletProof Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 CARDZ3N Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 E Evergreen Payments Northwest Gateway For WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 SubscriptionFlow Recurring Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 AM NMI Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 HustlePay Payment Connector for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Touchsuite Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 WPayme – Payment Forms, Donations & Subscriptions for PayPal & Razorpay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 WPayo – Authorize.Net & Instamojo for WooCommerce Payment Gateway — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.