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

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 prices”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 shows at wp.org #8 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ 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

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 612 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #1 2 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #2 3 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #3 4 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #21 ↓3 16 too low 6 Crypto Price Widgets – CryptoWP 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too high 8 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #19 ↑3 11 too low 9 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 Crypto 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too high 19 AURPAY Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Live Crypto Prices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 Coinremitter Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 Crypto Price And Stats 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.