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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “open banking”

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 “open banking”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 18 of the top 20. 7 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

Payment Gateway for PhonePe and for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 800+ 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

WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 124 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 WSB HUB3 1K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too low 3 SysBasics Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Live My Account Customizer 7K+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #20 ↑3 16 too low 5 Wonderful Payments – Pay by Bank and Open Banking for Woo (UK) 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 WALL ID Pay By Bank 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 WhyDonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising 800+ · 4.8★ (43) wp.org #23 ↓2 16 too low 8 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #22 ↓4 14 too low 9 Super Payments – WooCommerce Payment Gateway 200+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Turbo Addons Elementor 3K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓2 8 too low 11 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 Parsigate 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓5 4 too low 13 CHIP for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 BANKpay+ Instant Bank Payments for WooCommerce (EUR) 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 Block for Apple Maps 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 POLi Payments for WooCommerce 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Lili Business Banking 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 payever Checkout – Composable Payment Gateway 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 wallee 400+ · 2.7★ (9) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too low 21 Payment Gateway for PhonePe and for Woocommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 ECOMMPAY Payments 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 10 too high 23 Payment Banking Slip Pix for LifterLMS — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too high 24 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.