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

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 “redsys”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 3 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

APG Withdrawal for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 40+ 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

Booking Calendar places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 655 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Payment Gateway for Redsys & WooCommerce Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (87) wp.org #1 2 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (258) wp.org #2 3 Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (523) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (971) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Pago por Redsys 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 WP Time Slots Booking Form 1K+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #6 7 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 CP Contact Form with PayPal 800+ · 3.8★ (65) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.7★ (655) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Alex Reservations – Restaurant Reservations, Tables & White-Label Booking System 200+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #11 12 Contact Form Email 8K+ · 4.3★ (102) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store 3K+ · 4.5★ (206) wp.org #22 ↓1 9 too low 14 Advanced IP Blocker 2K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 TuriTop Booking System 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets – WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Contasimple 200+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 MF Appointment Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 HBLateral Instant Donation Checkout — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 ZRU Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 MyBooking Reservation Engine 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 MyChoice2Pay Gravity Forms Add-on 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 APG Withdrawal for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.