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

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 shortcode”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 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 #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 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 #14 10 too low 5 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #5 6 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Wallet System for WooCommerce – Digital Wallet, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Instant Cashback, Referral program, Partial & Subscription Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Crypto Price Widgets – CryptoWP 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 EthPress – Web3 Login 90+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 14 too high 21 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↑1 10 too high 22 Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products Securely 2K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #22 23 Crypto Support Box 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 11 too high 24 Sell BTC by Hayyat Apps — Cryptocurrency Exchange & Ordering 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 6 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.