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

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 “eth”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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.

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Ranked above its merit

ETH Escape HeadSpace2 shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 30+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 E ETH Redirect to Latest Post 100+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Bitcoin Payments – Blockonomics 2K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #4 5 Foyer – Digital Signage for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #10 ↑3 5 too low 6 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 EthPress – Web3 Login 90+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #9 10 Cryptoniq 60+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #13 ↑2 2 too low 12 Ethereum Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Cryptocurrency Price Widget 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Direct Invoices – Invoicing & Payment Requests for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 E ETH Escape HeadSpace2 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑2 9 too high 21 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑4 7 too high 22 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑7 6 too high 24 EthereumICO 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓7 6 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.