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

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 “btc”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Multi CryptoCurrency Payments shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 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.

Buried gem

YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 114 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too low 5 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Sell BTC by Hayyat Apps — Cryptocurrency Exchange & Ordering 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 ↑1 6 too high 8 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 BTC Checkout — Bitcoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↓1 8 too high 11 Cryptoniq 60+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #11 12 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Direct Invoices – Invoicing & Payment Requests for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 BitPay Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 13 too high 20 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 21 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22 WatchTowerHQ 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Crypto 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Direct Payments WP – Receive Payments with Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.