wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “paymentgateway”
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 “paymentgateway”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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
Billplz for Easy Digital Downloads shows at wp.org #15 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #1 ↑1 2 
Sargapay — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #4 2 too low 3 
Duitku Payment Gateway 700+ · 4.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 F Fusion Pay by tbi bank 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
PayOn PaymentGateway 20+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked
wp.org #3 2 too high 6 
LianLian Pay Plugin for Woocommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #6 ↓1 7 
WaafiPay Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #7 ↓1 8 
Payment Gateway GiveWP Asoriba BusinessPay — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #8 ↓1 9 
Bixb Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #9 ↓1 10 
Braintree Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 
Kineticpay for Forminator — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 12 
Kineticpay for GravityForms — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 13 
Paymentwall for Woocommerce 80+ · 2.8★ (5) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 
Duitku for GiveWP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 
iPay for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 
Alias Pay — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 
Paymentwall for Jigoshop — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 
Paymentwall for EDD 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 
Duitku for VikBooking WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Billplz for Easy Digital Downloads 10+ · 4.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 5 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.