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

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 “wechatpay”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 16. 4 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

Wenprise Alipay Gateway For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 700+ 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Wenprise WeChatPay Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

HitPay Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #4 2 too low 3

WP Weixin 300+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 3 too low 4

Payment gateway for WooCommerce – Woo WeChatPay 70+ · 5.0★ (5) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #5 1 too low 5

ScanForPay – Alipay & AlipayHK & WechatPay Payment Solutions for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 3 too high 6 W WeChat Payments for WooCommerce 70+ · 4.9★ (8) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 9 too low 7

Wenprise Alipay Gateway For WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #3 4 too high 8 N Npcink Pay Refund — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 1 too high 9

WP Weixin Pay 10+ · 4.0★ (4) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 5 too low 10

Oceanpayment WeChatPay Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 2 too high 11

Rabbit Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 2 too high 12

StarPay-WPP Plugin — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 2 too high 13

Paybyrd 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 2 too high 14

Pomelo Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 2 too high 15

WP Weixin Broadcast 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 2 too high 16

Wechat Crossborder for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16

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.