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

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 “webmoney”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 15. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

ZEN.COM Payments for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Website Monetization by MageNet 20K+ · 2.9★ (7) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #1 2

ЮKassa для WooCommerce 9K+ · 3.8★ (33) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too low 3

Webmoney – payment gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6

Rampex.io Payment Gateway 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 3 too high 7 W WP-SynHighlight 100+ · 4.6★ (5) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8

ZEN.COM Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 4 too high 9

Paybyrd 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10

Gateway for Interkassa and Easy Digital Downloads 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 O offadblock-wp — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 R Robokassa Payment Gateway (Saphali) 100+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 D Donate With Robokassa 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 14 A AVK-Shop — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 15 A Add BigFish Games Catalog — · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1

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.