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

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 “voucher”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Gift Vouchers for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FG PrestaShop to WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 125 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Gift Cards (Gift Vouchers and Packages) (WooCommerce Supported) 1K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #1 2 Flexible PDF Coupons – Gift Cards & Vouchers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Gift Up Gift Cards for WordPress and WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (235) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too low 5 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 GF Mollie by Indigo 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Pinpoint Booking System – Legacy version 2K+ · 3.6★ (185) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 FG PrestaShop to WooCommerce 800+ · 4.7★ (125) wp.org #18 ↓1 10 too low 9 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Simple Points and Rewards for WooCommerce – Create a Loyalty Program 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 ↑1 5 too high 11 Smart Coupons For WooCommerce Coupons 30K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #19 ↓4 8 too low 12 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #14 ↑2 2 too low 13 PDF Invoice for WooCommerce + Drag and Drop Template Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↑2 6 too high 14 Gift Vouchers for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 WebToffee Gift Cards for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 BjornTech Fortnox Hub for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 Smartarget Lucky Wheel 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too high 18 Coupon & Discount Code Reveal Button 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Peach Payments Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Comprobante de Pago Perú 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 gurado WebConnect – Gift Card & Voucher Shop for WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Clicface Organi 200+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Awin – Advertiser Tracking for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 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.