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

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 “revolut”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 6 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

Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 303 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Revolut Gateway for WooCommerce 7K+ · 3.2★ (45) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ · 4.7★ (93) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions 8K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Montonio for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #19 ↑1 12 too low 8 MakeCommerce for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #3 ↑1 5 too high 9 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Payment Plugins for Stripe Elementor – by Pay Addons 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Easy Stripe Payments & Donations 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 AllPays.co – Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Rampex.io Payment Gateway 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Michael Cloud Image Auto Importer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑4 16 QR Code Payment with USSD Mobile Banking Payment 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 Attendra – Class, Package & Attendance Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 GetBlitz Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 WebRitual Block Bridge for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Akantio POS — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Bulgaro GDPR — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too high 24 LapinoPay – Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 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.