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

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 “currency”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 6 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

RealHomes Currency Switcher shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 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 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) wp.org #1 2 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #2 3 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #3 4 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #7 ↑2 3 too low 5 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #18 ↓1 12 too low 7 X-Currency – The Ultimate WooCommerce currency switcher for a smoother shopping experience 1K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too high 8 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #20 ↓2 11 too low 10 Currency Exchange for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Currency per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #8 ↑3 3 too high 12 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional 800+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #12 13 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too high 14 Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #15 16 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓1 7 too low 17 Multi Currency For WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.6★ (9) wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 RealHomes Currency Switcher 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓2 9 too high 19 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 8 too high 20 Saudi Currency 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 ingenidev, UAE – AED Currency Symbol Changer | مغير رمز عملة الدرهم الإماراتي 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 SL Currency Symbol Changer 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 Premmerce Multi-currency for Woocommerce 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #24

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.