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

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 “tokenize”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 5 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

ChamaWP – Monetize With Donations, Memberships, Crowdfunding, Commissions & Restricted Content shows at wp.org #13 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 149 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 Payment Gateway for Authorize.net for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 2 XL NMI Gateway for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.8★ (8) wp.org #2 3 Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (149) wp.org #24 21 too low 4 Global Payments SecureSubmit Gateway 500+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Nexi XPay 7K+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Clover Payment Gateway by Zaytech for WooCommerce 500+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Gain Commerce NMI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Global Payments SecureSubmit Addon for Gravity Forms 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 InPrimePay for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 S4D Payment Gateway with Thawani for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 Funraise Giving Form 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Helcim for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #22 ↑2 10 too low 13 Thenameda Form Payments with Authorize.Net for WPForms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 SEOYEN SEO Platform 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Instinctor – Bookings, Store, Live Chat and SEO 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Slim CD payment gateway 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 P PII Tokenizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 CARDZ3N Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑2 19 Metadologie : Payments and Subscriptions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 ChamaWP – Monetize With Donations, Memberships, Crowdfunding, Commissions & Restricted Content 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑2 7 too high 21 BookingOptimiser for Bókun — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑2 1 too high 22 TejCart — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 Payra for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 PCI Vault Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.