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

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 value”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Currency Switcher for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 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

Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 706 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too low 5 X-Currency – The Ultimate WooCommerce currency switcher for a smoother shopping experience 1K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #20 ↓3 11 too low 10 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #17 ↑2 7 too low 11 Currency per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Wallet for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (188) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 too low 13 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (592) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #22 ↓2 8 too low 15 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional 800+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Ultimeter – the Ultimate Progress and Goals Meter 1K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #23 ↓1 6 too low 18 Open Currency Converter 900+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too high 21 Currency Switcher for WordPress 200+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 15 too high 23 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 13 too high 24 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 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.