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

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 e”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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

Xaman for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #16 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #1 2 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) wp.org #5 6 SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Acceptcoin — · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 ALFAcoins for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 CryptocurrencyCheckout Woocommerce Gateway 100+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 SpectroCoin Payment Extension for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 UnusPay Crypto Payments For Easy Digital Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 GoBTC Pay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 AURAS Pay – Crypto Payments for WooCommerce (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, USDC, USDT) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 AURAS Pay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 G Gateway de Pagamento Bitcoin Simplificado — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Bitcoin Blockheight — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Cryptoway Payment — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Nettle Pay for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Bitcoin payments for GetPaid — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Bitnob – Accept Bitcoin Payments (On-chain & Lightning) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Xaman for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Bitcoin payment for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 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.