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

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 “upay”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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

Pagopar – WooCommerce Gateway shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 400+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bangladeshi Payment Gateways – Make Payment Using QR Code 4K+ · 5.0★ (92) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 UddoktaPay 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 SmartQR Payment Gateway for BanglaQR 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 BanglaPress – bKash, & Mobile Payment with Order Tracking & Invoice & Shipping Label Printing for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #6 7 CharityGlow — Donations & Fundraising 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 PipraPay Gateway 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 MFS Manual Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Fastaar Pay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 TurboPay BD Gateway for Woocommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Bangladesh — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 QRPayBD Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 PuranPay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Digitrix Fraud Shield for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 KarentPay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 S SmartPay Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 wc-upay-manual-payment-gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Pagopar – WooCommerce Gateway 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 Cartvai – Ecommerce Checkout, Funnel Builder & Shop Manager — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21

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.