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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “accept cryptocurrencies”

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 “accept cryptocurrencies”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 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 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

Multi CryptoCurrency Payments shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 300+ 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 wp.org
1 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #1 2 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #3 4 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #4 5 Live Summary for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #17 ↑1 10 too low 8 C Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (29) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #9 10 Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #18 ↓2 8 too low 11 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #22 ↑1 11 too low 12 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Accept Cryptocurrencies with Plisio 1K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 CoinGate for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Accept Bitcoin instantly via OpenNode 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 BitPay Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 Speed Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑2 6 too high 20 Web3 Access 40+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #23 ↑1 3 too low 21 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 13 too high 24 Cryptocurrency Payments & Donations with Copperx 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.