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

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 “cardano”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 3 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

UV Realtime Crypto Dashboard shows at wp.org #14 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #3 4 Spoddano – Cardano For Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #5 6 Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating 100+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 8 NFT Marketplace and Loyalty Rewards 20+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 CardanoPress – Governance for Cardano 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Crypto Wallet Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Ivno Payment Gateway with Instant Approval 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 CardanoPress – Initial Stake Pool Offering Dashboard 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 CryptoProcessing 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Ada Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 ROCSI Connector for NMKR — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 GrineoPay Crypto Gateway with Instant Payouts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 JOVEpay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 UV Realtime Crypto Dashboard — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Sargapay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Meum Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Currency.Wiki Crypto Price Ticker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 UnusPay Crypto Payments For Easy Digital Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 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.