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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “upi/credit/debit card”

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/credit/debit card”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

ABA PayWay Payment Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.3★ average from 4 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 #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Razorpay Payment Button Plugin 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ · 2.5★ (23) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Razorpay Payment Links for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Paytm Payment Gateway 3K+ · 3.1★ (15) wp.org #7 8 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Razorpay Subscriptions for WooCommerce 700+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 emerchantpay Gateway Module for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Charitable – Instamojo Payment Gateway 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 CCAvenue Gateway Integration for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Rampex.io Payment Gateway 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 ShieldClimb – Card Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts and Chargeback Protection 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Nimbbl 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Razorpay Payment for Memberpress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 GateFuz – Universal Payment Gateways — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 OmnifyWP eCommerce — Fast Online Store, Digital Downloads & Global Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Razorpay Payment Button SiteOrigin Plugin — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Razorpay Payment Button for Visual Composer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Dodo Payments for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 CCAvenue Payment Button Elementor Plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 ABA PayWay Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 300+ · 1.3★ (4) wp.org #13 11 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.