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

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 “toman”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 0 of the top 20. 2 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.

Buried gem

Affiliate Program Suite — SliceWP Affiliates places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 111 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 افزونه پرداخت امن زرین‌پال برای ووکامرس (ZarinPal for WooCommerce) 60K+ · 3.5★ (13) wp.org #1 2 Express, Certified Post, Bike Delivery and Iranian Postal Companies for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #2 3 Affiliate Program Suite — SliceWP Affiliates 10K+ · 4.9★ (111) wp.org #23 ↓3 20 too low 4 Tebaro – Currency Conversion for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 تکنوپی برای ووکامرس | Technopay 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 T Tara360 Gateway 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Variza for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Melalweb Pay with Bale for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 GZSEO 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #24 ↓2 15 too low 10 SELFiT Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too high 11 Persian Kit: Complete Persian/Jalali Pack | پیشرفته‌ترین فارسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرس 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 Hedwig Envíos for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 MRN Gold & Currency Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 IRCrypto for WooCommerce — درگاه پرداخت ارز دیجیتال — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 EZRate Price Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Integrate Saman Gateway for EDD — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Raya AI – Persian Support Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 TNetPay (تی‌نت‌پی) – USDT BEP20 Payment Gateway for WooCommerce | درگاه تتر — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too high 19 Ratesmith – Exchange Rate Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too high 20 Ramzpal Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too high 21 Payexa Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too high 22 Canin Sync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 D DigiClone Lite – Persian CSV Import for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Tahanoa Invoice Links for ZarinPal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 2 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.