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

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 “altcoins”, 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

MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 shows at wp.org #4 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ 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.

Buried gem

GoUrl Bitcoin Payment Gateway & Paid Downloads & Membership places #5 on merit, 4.0★ from 76 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #1 2 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 BTCPay Server – Accept Bitcoin payments in WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 GoUrl Bitcoin Payment Gateway & Paid Downloads & Membership 600+ · 4.0★ (76) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 GoUrl WooCommerce – Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway Addon 500+ · 3.8★ (38) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 Accept Cryptocurrencies with Plisio 1K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 CoinPayments.net Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.3★ (7) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 CryptocurrencyCheckout Woocommerce Gateway 100+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 9 too high 14 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Bitcoin Easy Digital Downloads – Blockonomics 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too low 16 GoUrl Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway For Gravity Forms 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 GoUrl WP eCommerce – Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway Addon 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 7 too low 18 Coinremitter Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 BTCPay for GiveWP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 GatewayKit – Simple Payment Form, Donation & Checkout — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too high 21 Accept Cryptocurrencies with Plisio for Easy Digital Downloads 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Variation Swatches Smart Products Gallery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Bitcart for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.