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

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 payment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Tamara Checkout shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 3K+ 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

PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 1322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Split Pay – Stripe Connect Split Payments & Multi-Vendor Marketplace for WooCommerce & FluentCart 100+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #1 2 Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.8★ (21) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Deposits & Partial Payments for WooCommerce – Bayna 1K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Deposits & Partial Payments for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (111) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #23 ↓6 16 too low 8 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Better Payment – Instant Payments, Donations, Fundraising with Subscriptions & More 5K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Subscriptions for WooCommerce with Stripe Recurring Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 20K+ · 4.5★ (25) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too low 12 First payment date for WooCommerce Subscriptions 400+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too low 13 Advanced Partial Payment or Deposit for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Flutterwave WooCommerce 2K+ · 2.5★ (11) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Milo Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce and Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #24 ↑1 9 too low 16 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 toyyibPay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Rede Itaú for WooCommerce — Payment PIX, Credit Card and Debit 1K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 WC Order Split 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Payment Forms for Paystack 2K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Tamara Checkout 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 13 too high 22 WC Backorder Split 50+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 Yandex Pay and Split 600+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 13 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.