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

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 “swish”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 9 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

Swedbank Pay Payment Menu shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 303 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 BjornTech Swish for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #1 2 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #10 7 too low 4 WhyDonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising 800+ · 4.8★ (43) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too low 5 BjornTech Fortnox Hub for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 6 DEL Swish Checkout for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #24 ↓2 17 too low 8 Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #8 9 Wetail Payments – Swish 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↑1 6 too high 10 Payment Plugins for Stripe Elementor – by Pay Addons 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Svea Checkout for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Swish Migrate and Backup — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too high 14 Qvickly Checkout for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 Saga Payments for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑3 2 too high 16 pensopay Payments v2 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 payever Checkout – Composable Payment Gateway 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 D Dekode Fundraising 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 ZEN.COM Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Ridecore Pay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 QR Code Payment with USSD Mobile Banking Payment 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 AltaPay for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Zaver Checkout for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Swedbank Pay Payment Menu 200+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.