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

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 “psp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Zota for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10+ 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 SanalPosPRO Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 wallee 400+ · 2.7★ (9) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Sharespine Woocommerce Connector 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 PostFinance Checkout for Woocommerce 900+ · 1.8★ (38) wp.org #4 5 pensopay Payments 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Riverty Payments for Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 pensopay Payments v2 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 iPag Pagamentos Digitais 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 ePay Payment Solutions – EPIC 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 gurado WebConnect – Gift Card & Voucher Shop for WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 PSP-XML — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 VR Payment 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 D2I WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 BridgerPay Woocommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 15 Monobank WP Payment 1K+ · 2.5★ (8) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 HBLPAY Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 HustlePay Payment Connector for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 WebToffee Universal Commerce Protocol Enabler for Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Integração Fácil PIX | Easy PIX Integration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 WeArePlanet 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Anonindo UPI One-Click Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 AmbassadorHub — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Zota for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too high 24 Simply.IN 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 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.