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

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 “phonepe”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Payment Gateway for PhonePe and for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 800+ 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

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #2 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 6 Knit Pay UPI – Paytm for Business, PhonePe Business, BharatPe, HDFC 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Payment Gateway for PhonePe and for Woocommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 Checkout Location Picker for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 SMEPay: UPI Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 FormPays Pro – Payment Form, Contact Form & Custom Form Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑3 3 too low 12 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑3 5 too high 13 UPI Payments for WooCommerce – GPay, PhonePe, Paytm & QR Code 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 SKT Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too high 15 Frinext Scan & Pay 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Nimbbl 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Bundle QR Payments for UPI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Anonindo UPI One-Click Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Technical Himanshu Payment Fees — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 QR Code Payment with USSD Mobile Banking Payment 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too high 21 FM: QR Code Gateway for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too high 22 WPayme – Payment Forms, Donations & Subscriptions for PayPal & Razorpay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 PhonePe Express Checkout 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Autopilot For UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.