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

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 “ethereum”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 7 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 CryptoCurrency Payments shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 300+ 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 2 Ethereum Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Zeno Crypto Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 EthPress – Web3 Login 90+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too low 12 Crypto Price Widgets – CryptoWP 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 Cryptoniq 60+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 Web3 Access 40+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓2 5 too low 19 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 EthereumICO 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 9 too high 22 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 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.