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

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 “uganda”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps places #6 on merit, 4.4★ from 65 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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 MTN MoMo on WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Finachub Mobile Money Checkout for WooCommerce (M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN) 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 ↑1 3 too high 5 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #20 ↓3 14 too low 7 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #21 ↓3 14 too low 8 Pay with MTN MoMo in WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #23 ↓3 15 too low 9 MeSomb for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Dchamplegacy Standalone Payments for PesaPal 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Easypay Mobile Money 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓3 13 too low 12 Interswitch Payment Gateway Woocommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 AfriRegions City & Neighborhood for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Tsapa Payment Gateway for MTN Mobile Money in Africa — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Bani Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Nemacladd Payment Addon for Gravity Forms with Pesapal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 A Akabbo Donations — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 S Shashura Mobile Money for CampTix — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Fosia Pay Lite – PawaPay Mobile Money for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Fosia Crowdfunding Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Startbutton for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 4 too high 23 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too high 24 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) 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.