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

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 “paystack”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 18 of the top 20. 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 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

Paystack Add-On for Gravity Forms shows at wp.org #4 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 288 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 20K+ · 4.5★ (25) wp.org #1 2 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too low 3 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too low 4 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too low 5 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6 Payment Forms for Paystack 2K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #3 ↑3 3 too high 7 Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense 20K+ · 4.9★ (1087) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments 80K+ · 4.8★ (288) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #24 ↓2 11 too low 14 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 Give – Paystack Gateway 1K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #5 ↓2 10 too high 16 Paymattic – Secure, Simple Payment & Donation with Subscription Payments, Recurring Donations, Customer Management 3K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #23 ↓2 7 too low 17 Paystack Easy Digital Downloads Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 15 too high 18 Better Payment – Instant Payments, Donations, Fundraising with Subscriptions & More 5K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Formipay – Donations & Instant Payment Forms (Paystack, Flutterwave & More) 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑2 10 too high 20 Paystack Add-On for Gravity Forms 300+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑4 16 too high 21 Paystack MemberPress 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓2 15 too high 22 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too high 23 Paystack for The Events Calendar 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Paystack Gateway for Sprout Invoices 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 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.