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

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 live”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

Crypto shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 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

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 612 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #1 2 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #2 3 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #11 ↑5 7 too low 5 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #16 ↓1 11 too low 6 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too low 12 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #22 ↓1 10 too low 13 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #14 15 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #23 ↓1 6 too low 18 Crypto 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 Cointopay — Crypto and Fiat Payments for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 N Nerkh Live 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓9 2 too high 23 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 Paymento – Non-Custodial Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 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.