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

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 plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

RealHomes Currency Switcher shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 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 #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. 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 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #2 3 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #3 4 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too low 5 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (127) wp.org #11 ↑4 3 too low 9 X-Currency – The Ultimate WooCommerce currency switcher for a smoother shopping experience 1K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1268) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Currency per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #7 ↑1 6 too high 14 Currency Exchange for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional 800+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too high 17 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 RealHomes Currency Switcher 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Saudi Currency 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 SL Currency Symbol Changer 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.