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

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 “plata”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 19. 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

BT iPay Payments shows at wp.org #4 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

morkva Plata by Mono Extended 500+ · 4.6★ (10) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #1 2

morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

SmartBill Facturare si Gestiune 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #2 1 too high 4

morkva Checkbox Integration 400+ · 4.8★ (12) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Returino – Formular de retur for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #6 1 too low 6

Ukrposhta 400+ · 3.2★ (9) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #8 2 too low 7

Stock Market Ticker 2K+ · 3.7★ (15) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8

Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #15 7 too low 9 B BT iPay Payments 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 5 too high 10

Monobank WP Payment 1K+ · 2.5★ (8) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 3 too high 11

Toloka for monobank — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 1 too high 12

mono checkout 100+ · 4.3★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #9 3 too high 13

ELEMENTARNO Ukraine for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 2 too high 14

Stock Market Overview 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15

UA Checkout — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 3 too high 16

Pactic.ro integration 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓2 17 B BizCalendar Web 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 1 too low 18

Plata Ya Cr�dito payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19

Woot 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓2

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.