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

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 ticker”, 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

MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 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 #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 612 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. 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 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #9 7 too low 3 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Stock Market Ticker 2K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too low 7 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #24 ↓1 14 too low 11 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Stock market charts from finviz 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 13 TU Crypto Widgets — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Stockdio Historical Chart 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #16 17 ChainKitWP Crypto Token Ticker 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 InvestorySpot Stock Ticker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Currency.Wiki Crypto Price Ticker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Ultimate Crypto Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Live Crypto Prices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Crypto Price Widgets – Live Cryptocurrency Prices by CoinLore — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 VortexCodex Crypto Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.