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

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 “exchanges”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

Exchange Rates Widget shows at wp.org #3 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 1539 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520) wp.org #1 2 Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #2 3 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.2★ (454) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #15 ↓1 10 too low 6 Currency Exchange for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 User Private Files – Secure File Sharing and Client Portal Plugin 1K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #11 ↑4 1 too low 11 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Min and Max Quantity for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (218) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154) wp.org #23 ↓2 10 too low 14 E Exchange Rates Today 400+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 D Data Exchange for WooCommerce and 1C:Enterprise/1С:Предприятие 1K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 WPO365 | MICROSOFT 365 GRAPH MAILER 10K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 16 too high 20 Currency per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too high 21 BjornTech Accounting Report for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 ClaimPress – Advanced Warranty, Return, Refund & Exchange for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Stock Market Overview 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Returns, Exchanges & Refunds for WooCommerce – Recoup 20+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.