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

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 “payoneer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 19. 1 plugin is 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

Direct Payments WP – Receive Payments with Forms shows at wp.org #6 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 50+ 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 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #1 2 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 CodeCareBD – Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Payment Gateway – 2Checkout for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Direct Invoices – Invoicing & Payment Requests for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Payment Gateway Payoneer For WooCommerce 800+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 Simple Payoneer Offsite Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Showcase Payment Options (icons) 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too low 11 Direct Payments WP – Receive Payments with Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Rampex.io Payment Gateway 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 AfriDirect Payment — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Fundolar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Craftgate Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Payment For LifterLMS 2checkout 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 RefPress – Affiliates Manager Plugin — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 S Sponsor Redirect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 SCM – Smart Currency Manager – Premium Variant for WcVendor — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 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.