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

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 table”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Ultimate Crypto Widget shows at wp.org #13 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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

Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 284 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #1 2 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #6 7 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #12 ↑3 5 too low 8 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #17 ↓1 9 too low 9 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Money Manager 200+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #14 ↓2 15 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Atlant Security 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 pCloud WP Backup 1K+ · 2.8★ (20) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Ultimate Crypto Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Cryptonly – Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓4 2 too high 21 Live Crypto Prices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 DaazSync – RSS News Aggregator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 Chainwire Integration 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.