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

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 conversion”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 8 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 #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 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

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager 40K+ · 4.0★ (41) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #4 5 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #16 ↓3 10 too low 7 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #19 ↓1 12 too low 8 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #17 ↓6 8 too low 10 X-Currency – The Ultimate WooCommerce currency switcher for a smoother shopping experience 1K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #22 ↓2 10 too low 13 Currency per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #9 ↑3 4 too high 14 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional 800+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 Conversios – GA4, Google Ads & Meta Conversion Tracking with Product Feed for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (206) wp.org #23 ↓6 8 too low 16 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #13 ↓4 3 too high 17 Conversion Tracking for WooCommerce 20K+ · 3.0★ (24) wp.org #7 ↑7 10 too high 18 Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Dual Currency Display 500+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #21 ↓5 1 too low 21 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 RealHomes Currency Switcher 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓3 13 too high 24 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓3 13 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.