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

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 “coinbase”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Cryptocurrency Payments & Donations with Copperx shows at wp.org #11 but places #17 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.

Buried gem

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Coinbase Business Gateway for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #1 2 LeadDyno WordPress Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 Live Summary for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #8 ↑2 4 too low 5 zahls.ch Credit Cards, PostFinance and TWINT for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Coinbase Business for Contact Form 7 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #7 8 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑3 2 too high 9 AURPAY Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 11 Unuspay Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12 AURPAY Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Helio Pay (Accept 1-click crypto payments #USDC #SOL #BTC #ETH) 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Wallet Login 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 Meritocracy – Near-Powered Gamification Plugin for WordPress 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16 x402 Pay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Cryptocurrency Payments & Donations with Copperx 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Ultimate Crypto Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Crypto Wallet Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Paychef Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Mintage Pay for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 P2Flux Agent Paywall 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Primer Pay — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 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.