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

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 processor”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 2 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

ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 30+ 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

WooCommerce PayPal Payments places #6 on merit, 2.9★ from 583 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. 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 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too low 3 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 CoinGate for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #14 9 too low 6 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #22 ↓1 16 too low 7 Coinremitter Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 too high 8 Cointopay — Crypto and Fiat Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↑2 3 too high 9 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 too high 10 RizzPay for WooCommerce: High-Risk & Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 Crypto Wallet Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Shadow Software Crypto for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Boxcoin 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Crypto Checkout for Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 ATLOS Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Cointopay.com CC Only 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Crypsift – Accept Crypto Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Match2Pay crypto payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Cointopay.com Bank Only 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑4 1 too high 20 ZeroBeep Crypto Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 NoHoldPay – Non-custodial crypto payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Super Duper Crypto Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 GriffNode Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 PaySovra – Crypto & Stablecoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 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.