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

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

BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #9 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #2 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #1 2 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #8 6 too low 3 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 BitPay Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #5 6 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 ALFAcoins for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 CryptocurrencyCheckout Woocommerce Gateway 100+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Prompt.Cash 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 Boxcoin 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 CryptoProcessing 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Manatee Crypto Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 PayKassa for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Pecunia Wallet Payment Gateway — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 JOVEpay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too high 19 ZeroKYC – Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Scuntra – Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway for Kadence Memberships — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Meum Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Maradigma — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 MyGate Crypto Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.