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

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 “payu”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

PayU India shows at wp.org #1 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 7K+ 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 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (578) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (593) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (289) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Landingi Landing Pages 2K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine 3K+ · 4.7★ (164) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 POS Entegratör – Gurmehub Ödeme Eklentisi 1K+ · 4.7★ (48) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 PayU GPO Payment for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 PayU India 7K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 10 too high 12 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 800+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Subscreasy Payment Gateway for Woocommerce Subscriptions 10+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 300+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too high 16 FormPays Pro 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓4 3 too high 18 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Czech QR Payments for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Travel Booking Toolkit 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 SKT Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 BeziWorld Withdrawal for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 IMMAGIT PayU LATAM Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Travel Agency Companion – Create Tour & Travel Website Using WP Travel Engine 3K+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #24

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.