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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “split funds”

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 “split funds”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

Nomod for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Coupon Affiliates – Affiliate Plugin for WooCommerce places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 77 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Order Splitter for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.7★ (70) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Split Pay – Stripe Connect Split Payments & Multi-Vendor Marketplace for WooCommerce & FluentCart 100+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Greateck Product Catalog Remover for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 China Payments Plugin | Accept WeChat Pay, Alipay & UnionPay | Chinese Checkout Optimization 200+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 IgnitionDeck Crowdfunding Platform 100+ · 3.7★ (90) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Montonio for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 Coupon Affiliates – Affiliate Plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 WPSmartPay – Payment Forms, Invoices, Donations & Subscriptions 100+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #22 ↓2 10 too low 13 Nomod for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 9 too high 14 MANGOPAY for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Scotiabank Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too low 16 Riverty Payments for Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Alma – Pay in installments or later for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #21 ↓3 4 too low 18 TradeSafe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 AvoPay Bitcoin for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓2 4 too low 20 UR – Split Transfers with Stripe for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too high 21 Gratora – Donation and Fundraising Platform 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too high 22 Autopay 3K+ · 2.1★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 Odoo Integration for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 WooPOS Store Credit & Points 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.