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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp qr code”

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 “wp qr code”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

QR Code Creator shows at wp.org #4 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 1K+ 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

Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 3992 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #1 2 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #2 3 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #10 ↑2 7 too low 4 Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection 700K+ · 4.6★ (3992) wp.org #14 ↑2 10 too low 5 WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ · 4.8★ (81) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too low 7 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Qyrr – simply and modern QR-Code creation 2K+ · 3.8★ (21) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple 10K+ · 4.6★ (230) wp.org #19 ↑1 10 too low 10 QR Code Composer – Automatic QR code generation 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #18 ↓4 7 too low 12 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #17 ↑2 5 too low 13 Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail 20K+ · 4.8★ (87) wp.org #21 ↓6 8 too low 14 QR Code Woocommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 WP Datepicker 6K+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Bangladeshi Payment Gateways – Make Payment Using QR Code 4K+ · 5.0★ (92) wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too high 17 Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu 3K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #24 ↓1 7 too low 18 WP-Appbox 2K+ · 4.5★ (63) wp.org #22 ↓1 4 too low 19 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↑1 12 too high 20 QR Redirector 4K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #8 ↓1 12 too high 21 QR code MeCard/vCard generator 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 QR Code Creator 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 19 too high 24 EffortLess QR Code Generator 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.