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

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 “sri”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 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

WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine places #2 on merit, 4.7★ from 164 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594) wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too low 2 WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine 3K+ · 4.7★ (164) wp.org #12 ↑3 10 too low 3 Sri Lankan Cities for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 Auto SRI 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Notify.lk SMS for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 8 SL Currency Symbol Changer 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 5 too high 9 onepay Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓4 9 too low 10 Mintpay for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 6 too high 11 No unsafe-inline 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑2 4 too low 13 SRI Shield — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 TerraReach SMS for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 6 too high 15 Custom Currency Sign 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓2 6 too low 16 SOHiS SRI — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 QRAuth – Passwordless & Social Login 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓3 7 too low 18 Payable Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Sinhala Avurudu Flakes 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too high 20 LKR Currency Symbol Changer 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too high 21 Datareporter WebCare Integration 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 PayHere Payment Gateway – Beta 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Rapyd Payment Extension for WooCommerce 500+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #13 11 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.