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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cryptocurrency”

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

BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 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 #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 612 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. 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 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #3 4 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #18 ↑6 14 too low 5 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #6 7 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 C Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (29) wp.org #8 9 Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #10 ↑7 1 too low 10 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #19 ↑3 5 too low 15 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Accept Cryptocurrencies with Plisio 1K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 too high 24 Cryptocurrency Widget Block 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑3 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.