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

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 widget”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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 #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 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

Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events places #10 on merit, 4.5★ from 292 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. 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 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #6 7 Groups – Memberships and Access Control 10K+ · 4.8★ (382) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #9 ↑3 1 too low 9 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #14 ↑4 5 too low 10 Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Crypto Price Widgets – CryptoWP 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Search Meter 20K+ · 4.3★ (29) wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 EthPress – Web3 Login 90+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Good old Share 60+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too low 18 Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress 80+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 What If Bitcoin? 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Coinsnap Bitcoin Donation 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 Bitcoin News 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress 90+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.