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

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 “pakistan”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

HBLPAY Payment Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Country Code For Elementor Form Telephone Field 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too low 3 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Branded SMS Pakistan 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Select Pakistan Image Optimizer — WebP & AVIF Converter 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 R Robo Call BIZ Pakistan — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 S SafeShip Pakistan — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 Pakistan Tax Calculator 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too high 12 Robo IVR Call Pakistan 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too high 13 Fauran Pay with JazzCash for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 TrackKaro – Courier Tracking & COD 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑3 2 too low 15 Traffic Signs Test — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 bSecure – Your Universal Checkout 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 M MTMIS Punjab Vehicle Verification Online — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Sekhlo Schema Code 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 AMSites Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 SoftSquare Shipping Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 B BaKhabar Gold Rates — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 E E-Challan Check Punjab – PSCA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 HBLPAY Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too high 24 COD Express Checkout 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.