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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “restrict payment methods”

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 “restrict payment methods”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 10 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

Restrict Payment Methods For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 100+ 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 #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #1 2 Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127) wp.org #2 3 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #20 ↓3 14 too low 7 Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (73) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #18 ↓4 10 too low 9 Conditional Payments for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (28) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 D Disable Payment Methods based on cart conditions for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments 80K+ · 4.8★ (288) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Invoice Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Membership Plugin – Kadence Memberships 8K+ · 3.1★ (100) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Payment Methods by Product & Country for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Dreamfoxmedia Payment Gateway per Product for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.4★ (32) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too high 18 B2B Invoice Payment Method for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 Conditional Payment Methods for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Restrict Payment Methods For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 18 too high 22 Conditional Payments and Shipping for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑2 5 too high 23 Codiepress WooCommerce Conditional Shipping and Payments – Hide Shipping & Payment Methods 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Free shipping + Flat rate and hide other methods for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #22 2 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.