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

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 pro”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

Content Guard Pro – Database Malware Scanner & SEO Spam Detector shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 50+ 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 #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. 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 #4 3 too low 2 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Crypto Price Widgets – CryptoWP 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #19 ↑5 10 too low 10 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #23 ↓1 13 too low 11 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Friendly Captcha for WordPress 10K+ · 3.9★ (18) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 Icon Element – Icon Pack for Elementor Page Builder (6718 icons) 40K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓3 4 too low 17 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 AURPAY Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 12 too high 19 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Direct Invoices – Invoicing & Payment Requests for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Content Guard Pro – Database Malware Scanner & SEO Spam Detector 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 14 too high 23 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 10 too high 24 Crypto Wallet Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.