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

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 “qr”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 4 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

QR Code Creator shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 1K+ 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

Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 117 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #1 2 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #7 ↓3 4 too low 4 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #16 ↓1 12 too low 5 QR Redirector 4K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 Bangladeshi Payment Gateways – Make Payment Using QR Code 4K+ · 5.0★ (92) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 QR Code Composer – Automatic QR code generation 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #4 ↑3 3 too high 8 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #21 ↓2 13 too low 9 Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu 3K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #24 ↓2 15 too low 10 QR Code Woocommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Jim Soft Swiss QR Invoice 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #19 ↓3 7 too low 13 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #17 ↓3 3 too low 15 Qyrr – simply and modern QR-Code creation 2K+ · 3.8★ (21) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 QR code MeCard/vCard generator 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 QR Code Creator 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 14 too high 20 QR payment for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑5 8 too high 22 AffiliateWP – Affiliate QR Codes 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Master QR Code Generator – Fast & Easy QR Code Solution 400+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 too high 24 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.