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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wechat pay”

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 “wechat pay”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 149 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 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #1 2 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 China Payments Plugin | Accept WeChat Pay, Alipay & UnionPay | Chinese Checkout Optimization 200+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #5 6 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #6 7 Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (149) wp.org #16 ↓1 9 too low 8 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #8 9 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions 8K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Payment Page – Stripe Payment Forms for Donations, Subscriptions & Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #22 12 too low 11 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #20 ↑1 9 too low 12 WP Stripe Checkout 1K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Payment Plugins for Stripe Elementor – by Pay Addons 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Pay. Payment Methods for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓1 10 too high 15 Yedpay for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Payment Gateway for WooCommerce with Stripe – by Pay Addons 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Accept Stripe for Contact Form 7 – by Pay Addons 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 WP VK-付费内容插件（付费阅读/资料/工具软件资源管理） 70+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Airwallex Online Payments Gateway 6K+ · 2.1★ (7) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 Bayarcash WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 AlphaPay for WeChat Pay, Alipay, UnionPay, and Credit Card（微信支付，支付宝，银联，信用卡支付） 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Maya Business Plugin 500+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.