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

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 “bitcoin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 3 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

What If Bitcoin? shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ 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

Shariff Wrapper places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 101 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. 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 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #2 3 BTCPay Server – Accept Bitcoin payments in WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #3 4 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too low 5 GF Mollie by Indigo 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #11 ↑3 6 too low 6 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too low 7 Accept Bitcoin instantly via OpenNode 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #17 ↑6 9 too low 9 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too low 10 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 Speed Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 6 too high 13 zahls.ch Credit Cards, PostFinance and TWINT for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓2 5 too low 14 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #21 ↓3 7 too low 15 Zaprite Payment Gateway – Accept Bitcoin and Fiat payments in WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑2 5 too high 16 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑2 9 too high 17 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 What If Bitcoin? 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Coinsnap Bitcoin Donation 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑2 7 too high 21 LNbits – Bitcoin Lightning and Onchain Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓5 6 too high 22 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Bitcoin payment for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓9 9 too high 24 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 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.