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

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 “slovakia”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway places #7 on merit, 3.1★ from 237 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 SuperFaktura WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Packeta 8K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 GoPay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 2.6★ (10) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 Portugal DPD Pickup and Lockers network for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Multichannel Integration for WooCommerce: eBay, Amazon, Otto, Kaufland, Hood & More 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Product Feed Manager by Conversios: Google Shopping, TikTok, Meta & 100+ Channels 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 QR payment for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Keskintech Marketplaces — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Country Based Bank Accounts for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 15 Spirit Liturgický kalendár 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Morkva Nova Post 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Payout payment gateway 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too high 18 Denár for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 eFakturuj for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21 iCard Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Looply – reklamácie a vrátenia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 fpoho Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #10 14 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.