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

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 “npr”, 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

Integrate Fonepay in WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

NPR Content Distribution Service 20+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #1 2

DocumentCloud 1K+ · 4.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #2 3

MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #14 11 too low 4

Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 12 too low 5

Integrate Khalti in WC Store 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 1 too high 6

eSewa – Nepal First Payment Gateway 500+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #3 3 too high 7

Easy Stripe Payments & Donations 10+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #17 10 too low 8

PDF Invoice Document Manager for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #10 2 too low 9

Webknit Payment Gateway for Fonepay — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↑4 4 too high 10

Listen2It – Text-to-speech audio article 70+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 N Nepali Payments for CampTix — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12

Integrate Fonepay in WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 ↓1 6 too high 13 P Pi Podcast Feed – Cards & Playlist Player — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14

AutoRenewly Subscriptions for Razorpay — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 2 too high 15

TheGridIndex RSS Importer — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 2 too high 16

Pym.js Embeds 100+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #11 5 too high 17

PayBridgeNP for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 1 too low 18

Nepal Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 M Maakapay Invoice Payer for Woocommerce — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 20 M Maakapay Invoice Payer — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 21

Checkout For Nabil Bank Payment Gateway by Nepal Payments Hub — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 22

CS Easy Digital Downloads Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 23

Kripto Para Dönüştürücü ve Döviz Hesaplama 40+ · 3.5★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #23

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.