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

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 donations”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20.

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

Coinsnap Bitcoin Donation shows at wp.org #3 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 8 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

YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 114 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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 Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations 2K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #2 3 Foyer – Digital Signage for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too low 7 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #16 ↑1 9 too low 8 GoUrl Bitcoin Payment Gateway & Paid Downloads & Membership 600+ · 4.0★ (76) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #14 ↓3 5 too low 10 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Coinsnap Bitcoin Donation 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress 80+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Cryptocurrency Payments & Donations with Copperx 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Prompt.Cash 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 6 too high 16 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑3 5 too high 17 CryptoStack Donations — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too low 18 Funraise Giving Form 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Simple Bitcoin donations widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Simple Bitcoin donations for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 GatewayKit – Simple Payment Form, Donation & Checkout — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 Bitcoin payment for GiveWP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 GoUrl Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway For Gravity Forms 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Crypto Support Box 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 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.