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

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 payment plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Multi CryptoCurrency Payments shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 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.

Buried gem

Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 64 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. 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 BTCPay Server – Accept Bitcoin payments in WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #2 3 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #3 4 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations 2K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too low 8 zahls.ch Credit Cards, PostFinance and TWINT for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too low 9 GF Mollie by Indigo 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #23 ↓1 14 too low 10 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 Speed Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 Accept Bitcoin instantly via OpenNode 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Zaprite Payment Gateway – Accept Bitcoin and Fiat payments in WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too low 18 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 Accepted Payment Methods 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Bitcoin payment for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 LNbits – Bitcoin Lightning and Onchain Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Pagadito Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #22 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.