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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “order postback”

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 “order postback”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Trackdesk for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 HandL UTM Grabber / Tracker 10K+ · 4.8★ (146) wp.org #1 2 Verotel/CardBilling/GayCharge FlexPay for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 MyStorefront Postback for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 morkva NovaPay 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 CityPay Paylink WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 C Circular Wealth Partners Postback — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Tracknow for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 CodesWholesale.com for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓1 16 too low 9 LinkGenius – Affiliate Link Manager and Link Shortener 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 Bux Woocommerce 90+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓1 13 too low 11 Trybit – Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑4 1 too high 12 Nephila Payment Gateway for Epoch — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 VouchLinks for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 P Paystation Payment Gateway for woocommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Forms Converter Add-on For HTML Page Publisher — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Simpaisa Credit/Debit Card Payment Service 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 Renoon Tracking for Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 Permate Connect 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Simpaisa IBFT Payment Services 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 C CCBill Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 Integração entre Woo e Monetizze – Powerful — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Trackdesk for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.0★ (2) wp.org #4 18 too high 23 Order Postback for Woocommerce 30+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too high 24 Admitad Tracking 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #16 8 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.