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

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 “wallet one”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments shows at wp.org #3 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 200+ 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

FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 53 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 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 ↓1 1 too low 4 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too low 5 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too low 6 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred 10K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #12 ↓4 5 too low 8 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 FunnelKit Payment Gateway for Stripe WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too low 10 Subscriptions for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (180) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too low 12 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 GetPaid > Wallet 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 12 too high 15 Ethereum Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↑2 4 too high 16 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #23 ↓1 6 too low 18 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 15 too high 19 Wallet Ready Gift Cards for WooCommerce by GiftRocketWP 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Wallet & Store Credit for WooCommerce – Cashback, Top-Up, Refund to Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21 Wallet Login 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑3 12 too high 22 RelyWP: Simple Store Credit – Wallet System for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 One Click Order 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.