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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “upi gateway”

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 “upi gateway”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Payment Gateway for PhonePe and for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #1 2 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #13 10 too low 4 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 SMEPay: UPI Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Knit Pay UPI – Paytm for Business, PhonePe Business, BharatPe, HDFC 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Paytm Payment Gateway 3K+ · 3.1★ (15) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Razorpay Payment Links for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More 700+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #21 12 too low 10 Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ · 2.5★ (23) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 emerchantpay Gateway Module for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #20 ↑1 9 too low 12 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #16 ↑2 4 too low 13 Razorpay Payment Button Plugin 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too low 15 CCAvenue Gateway Integration for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Payment Gateway for PhonePe and for Woocommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 12 too high 18 Razorpay Subscriptions for WooCommerce 700+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Payment Gateway for Razorpay and for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 UPI Payments for WooCommerce – GPay, PhonePe, Paytm & QR Code 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 FocusWeb AI Visibility 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Rampex.io Payment Gateway 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 ABA PayWay Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 300+ · 1.3★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.