wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bitcoincash”
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 “bitcoincash”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 14. 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.
GoUrl Bitcoin Payment Gateway & Paid Downloads & Membership 600+ · 4.0★ (76) closure risk stale but ranked
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
GoUrl WooCommerce – Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway Addon 500+ · 3.8★ (38) closure risk stale but ranked
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
GoUrl Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway For Gravity Forms 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 too high 4 
CryptocurrencyCheckout Woocommerce Gateway 100+ · 3.5★ (8) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #4 5 
GoUrl Paid Memberships Pro – Bitcoin Payment Gateway Addon 50+ · 5.0★ (4) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #5 6 
GoUrl Bitcoin Paypal Donations – Give Addon 40+ · 3.7★ (6) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #6 7 
GoUrl WP eCommerce – Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway Addon 20+ · 5.0★ (3) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #7 8 
GoUrl AppThemes – Bitcoin Payments for Classipress, Vantage, JobRoller, etc 10+ · 5.0★ (3) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #11 3 too low 9 
GoUrl Jigoshop – Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway Processor 10+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #10 1 too low 10 
GoUrl Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) – Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway 30+ · 3.0★ (4) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #8 2 too high 11 
GoUrl MarketPress – Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway Addon 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 
Buy Widget Coinbase 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 2 too low 13 
GoUrl BBPRESS – Add Premium Membership with Bitcoin/Altcoin Payments 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #12 1 too high 14 
Payment Gateway for Paytriot 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 1 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.