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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “paddle payment”

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 “paddle payment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20.

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

SaleMint – Paddle Checkout for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 30+ 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

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (592) wp.org #1 2 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (808) wp.org #2 3 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too low 4 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Subscriptions for WooCommerce with Stripe Recurring Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #5 6 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #17 ↓1 11 too low 7 FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler 9K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #11 ↑3 4 too low 8 NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.1★ (135) wp.org #18 ↓1 10 too low 9 HandyPlugins PaddlePress – Paddle Integration for WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 WPSmartPay – Payment Forms, Invoices, Donations & Subscriptions 100+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too low 11 StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More 700+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #15 ↑6 4 too low 12 Subscriptions for WooCommerce Recurring Payments with Membership Content Restriction 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑2 5 too high 13 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #23 ↓3 10 too low 14 Checkout Gateway for Paddle 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 UddoktaPay 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 SaleMint – Paddle Checkout for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Direct Checkout – Quick View – Buy Now For WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 AVIF Uploader – Upload, Display and Fix AVIF Images 4K+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too high 20 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 AI Workflow Automation 70+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Bukza 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 WooPaddle Light – Paddle Checkout For WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.