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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “crypto checkout”

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 “crypto checkout”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 8 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

VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #5 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 100+ 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

Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 191 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. 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 #1 2 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #11 ↑1 9 too low 3 Zeno Crypto Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #6 ↑8 1 too low 6 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #19 ↑2 12 too low 8 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 BitPay Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 WC Solana Pay 80+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑4 4 too low 12 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 14 VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 9 too high 15 Crypto.com Pay Checkout for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.8★ (8) wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too high 18 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Instant Approval Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 AURPAY Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Zeno Crypto Checkout for Easy Digital Downloads — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Coinremitter Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 Card2Crypto Global Payment Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 ShieldClimb – Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.