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

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 “blockchain”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 6 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

Chainwire Integration shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CardanoPress – Cardano Blockchain Integration for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #1 2 Inline Related Posts 100K+ · 4.3★ (77) wp.org #2 3 Tracking Code Manager 90K+ · 4.1★ (58) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 The GDPR Framework By Data443 10K+ · 4.8★ (65) wp.org #8 ↓4 2 too low 7 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 Evergreen Countdown Timer 2K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 WCP Blockchain Authenticity Certificates — · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Cryptoniq 60+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 WC Solana Pay 80+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Timestamps – SEO-friendly Blockchain Integration for WordPress 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 7 too low 18 BitPay Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓2 5 too low 19 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Chainwire Integration 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Speed Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too low 22 Gravity Forms: GDPR Framework Add-On 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 Card2Crypto Global Payment Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.