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

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 “qatar”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 20 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #1 2 JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more 1K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #2 3 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #14 11 too low 4 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 MyFatoorah – WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 MatrixInn COD Checkout Rules for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 Gift Cards On Demand For WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Codvia – COD Fee & Cash on Delivery Rules for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Review Lab AI for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Stockdio Historical Chart 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 MasjidOS — Mosque Management Plugin for WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 kwtSMS: OTP & SMS Notifications — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Multi-Country Products Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Checkout.com Payment Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 OmnifyWP eCommerce — Fast Online Store, Digital Downloads & Global Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Fatora Payment Gateway 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Tabby Checkout 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22 Daleel – Arabic States for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #4 20 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.