wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “senegal”
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 “senegal”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 18. 7 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
Akouendy Mobile Money Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Paiement Wave Senegal 80+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #1 2 
MeSomb for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #2 3 
Brilliant Web-to-Lead for Salesforce 2K+ · 4.4★ (38) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk
wp.org #17 ↓1 14 too low 4 
KKiapay WooCommerce Plugin 400+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #6 2 too low 5 G GeniusPay for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 2 too high 6 
FedaPay Gateway for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.0★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #4 2 too high 7 G Geo Targeted Posts 20+ · 5.0★ (4) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 
Bictorys Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #7 1 too high 9 
AfriRegions City & Neighborhood for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 4 too high 10 
Bani Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #8 2 too high 11 C Country Calling Codes — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 1 too high 12 
221 Pay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #11 1 too high 13 
Fosia Pay Lite – PawaPay Mobile Money for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 1 too high 14 
Paps Shipping — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 A Akouendy Mobile Money Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #9 6 too high 16 
Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 I icon4menu 100+ · 5.0★ (1) not PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 
TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 3 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.