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

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 “eur”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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.

Ranked above its merit

EMI Calculator shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 600+ 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

Seraphinite Accelerator places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 476 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AboveWP Bulgarian Eurozone 2K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #1 2 WPMobile.App – Android and iOS App Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (162) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.2★ (454) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Prices in BGN and EUR & Bulk Converter 90+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72) wp.org #11 ↑7 6 too low 6 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #16 ↓1 10 too low 7 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #10 ↑10 11 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #19 ↓3 8 too low 12 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 3.9★ (13) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 Dual Currency Display 500+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #22 ↓5 7 too low 16 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓5 2 too high 17 Vachr Short-Term Rental Reservations 30+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Skrill – WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 PayPal Payment Buttons 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Autopay dla WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓11 1 too low 21 PAY by square pre WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓5 4 too high 22 Nomod for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓5 4 too high 23 BANKpay+ Instant Bank Payments for WooCommerce (EUR) 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓4 8 too high 24 EMI Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 11 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.