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

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 code payment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

QR payment for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 400+ 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

Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 973 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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 #1 2 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Bangladeshi Payment Gateways – Make Payment Using QR Code 4K+ · 5.0★ (92) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #16 ↓5 10 too low 7 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Jim Soft Swiss QR Invoice 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #23 ↓4 10 too low 14 Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 20K+ · 4.5★ (25) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 HitPay Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #24 ↓2 7 too low 18 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 QR payment for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 14 too high 20 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑6 11 too high 21 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Czech QR Payments for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Zapper Payments 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑4 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.