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

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 “bnb”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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 #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WP Hotel Booking 7K+ · 3.7★ (67) wp.org #3 4 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #7 8 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Hostel 20+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Prices in BGN and EUR & Bulk Converter 90+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 Direct Invoices – Invoicing & Payment Requests for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Ethereum Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #22 ↑2 8 too low 15 Cryptoniq 60+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↑3 6 too high 18 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 10 too high 19 Unuspay Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑3 21 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑4 5 too high 22 EthereumICO 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 Direct Payments WP – Receive Payments with Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #19 5 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.