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

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 “vipps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 8 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

Swedbank Pay Payment Menu shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Mollie Payments for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 3.6★ from 69 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 Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #1 2 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #8 6 too low 3 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #10 7 too low 4 Login with Vipps and MobilePay 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Nexi Checkout 2K+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #20 ↑1 12 too low 9 Easy Stripe Payments & Donations 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 Bring Fraktguiden for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.0★ (19) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Q Quickpay for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Peki – Fiken Integration for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Frisbii Pay 1K+ · 3.1★ (8) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Saga Payments for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 7 too high 15 Svea Checkout for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 pensopay Payments v2 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 D Dekode Fundraising 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 LagerSky for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 QR Code Payment with USSD Mobile Banking Payment 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too high 20 AltaPay for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 OnPay.io for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Posten Bring Checkout 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 pensopay Payments 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Swedbank Pay Payment Menu 200+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #11 13 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.