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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “user wallet”

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 “user wallet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 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

GetPaid > Wallet shows at wp.org #2 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

The Events Calendar places #6 on merit, 4.2★ from 2461 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Wallet for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (188) wp.org #1 2 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too low 4 Wallet System for WooCommerce – Digital Wallet, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Instant Cashback, Referral program, Partial & Subscription Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #4 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too low 6 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred 10K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #15 ↓7 6 too low 10 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Subscriptions for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (180) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 Points and Rewards for WooCommerce – Create Loyalty Programs, Reward Customer Purchases, Referral Points, User Badges, and Gamification 6K+ · 4.5★ (180) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 GetPaid > Wallet 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑1 14 too high 17 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Ethereum Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 14 too high 20 Wallet & Store Credit for WooCommerce – Cashback, Top-Up, Refund to Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 CubeWP Wallet 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 CommerceBird – Wallet Pass for Tickera 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Init User Engine – Gamified, Fast, Frontend-First 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑3 4 too high 24 Wallet Login 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 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.