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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “doge”

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 “doge”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 2 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

BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #7 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #1 2 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 ALFAcoins for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Easy Dogecoin Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Boxcoin 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 CCPayment Crypto Gateway For WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 CryptoProcessing 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 PayKassa for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Pecunia Wallet Payment Gateway — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 ATLOS Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Ivno Payment Gateway with Instant Approval 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Cryptoway Payments – Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 ZeroKYC – Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 JOVEpay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 8Pay Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 MixPay Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 ZERTH Pay Payment Gateway — · 5.0★ (1) 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.