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

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 exchanges”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.

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 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 #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 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

YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 114 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 #1 2 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #3 4 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 C Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (29) wp.org #8 9 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #23 14 too low 10 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #11 12 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Cryptocurrency Exchanges 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 BitPay Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Accept Cryptocurrencies with Plisio 1K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 22 Sell BTC by Hayyat Apps — Cryptocurrency Exchange & Ordering 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 14 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.