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

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 widget”, 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

Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

LiteSpeed Cache places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 2778 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. 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 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too high 13 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #22 ↓2 9 too low 14 Currency Exchange for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Currency per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #8 ↓1 7 too high 16 Crypto Converter ⚡ Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional 800+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 ingenidev, UAE – AED Currency Symbol Changer | مغير رمز عملة الدرهم الإماراتي 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 Premmerce Multi-currency for Woocommerce 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 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.