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

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 “bitcoins”, 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

AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

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 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 GF Mollie by Indigo 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Accept Bitcoin instantly via OpenNode 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too low 10 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #23 ↑1 12 too low 12 Speed Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 8 too high 13 zahls.ch Credit Cards, PostFinance and TWINT for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #13 14 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Zaprite Payment Gateway – Accept Bitcoin and Fiat payments in WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 What If Bitcoin? 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Bitcoin payment for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.