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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wire transfer”

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 “wire transfer”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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

Pay by Instant Transfer (by Fintecture) shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations places #9 on merit, 4.5★ from 64 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Payment Methods by Product & Country for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #8 6 too low 3 Essential Real Estate 7K+ · 4.3★ (52) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 imoje 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 YITH WooCommerce Affiliates 6K+ · 4.2★ (19) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 RealHomes Memberships 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Komfortkasse for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Yatra – Travel Booking & Tour Operator Software 600+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations 2K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 Payment Gateway – 2Checkout for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 NETOPIA Payments Payment Gateway 10K+ · 3.0★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More 700+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Gateway for Wise on WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 myEasyCompta – Invoicing, Accounting & Quotes Plugin for WordPress 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 B Bitron Right of Withdrawal 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 UWH Site Migrator – WP Migration, Backup & Restore 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑3 2 too high 18 PlatiOnline Payments 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Zota for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Lili Business Banking 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 I InstaMigrate 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 PayPlus Payment Gateway 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 5 too high 24 Pay by Instant Transfer (by Fintecture) 100+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #10 14 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.