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

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 “paytm”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 7 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

All QR Pay for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 90+ 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

IgnitionDeck Crowdfunding Platform places #10 on merit, 3.7★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #6 5 too low 2 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Paytm Payment Gateway 3K+ · 3.1★ (15) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too low 6 Paytm Payment Donation 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 Knit Pay UPI – Paytm for Business, PhonePe Business, BharatPe, HDFC 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 IgnitionDeck Crowdfunding Platform 100+ · 3.7★ (90) wp.org #20 ↑1 10 too low 11 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 WPSmartPay – Payment Forms, Invoices, Donations & Subscriptions 100+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #21 ↓5 9 too low 13 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Zoho Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More 10K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 Direct Invoices – Invoicing & Payment Requests for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 SMEPay: UPI Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑10 10 too high 20 UPI Payments for WooCommerce – GPay, PhonePe, Paytm & QR Code 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 Paytm Digital Downloads 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Multiple-Payment-Solutions-for-Woocommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 QR Code Payment with USSD Mobile Banking Payment 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Direct Payments WP – Receive Payments with Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑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.