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

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 exchange rate”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Currency Switcher for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.2★ from 454 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Currency Exchange for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #1 2 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #2 3 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #3 4 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) wp.org #4 5 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.2★ (454) wp.org #22 ↓4 15 too low 8 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #17 ↓3 9 too low 9 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 E Exchange Rates Today 400+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Currency per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 X-Currency – The Ultimate WooCommerce currency switcher for a smoother shopping experience 1K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 Advanced Shipping Rates for WooCommerce: Flexible Table Rate Shipping Rules 2K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #20 ↓3 7 too low 14 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #19 ↓3 3 too low 17 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional 800+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 BjornTech Accounting Report for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #23 ↓3 3 too low 21 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 Multi Currency, Currency Switcher, Exchange Rates for WooCommerce – Mudra 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓3 7 too high 24 Premmerce Multi-currency for Woocommerce 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.