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

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 “faucet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Web Linguist – WordPress & WooCommerce Translation Plugin shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #1 2 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WC Solana Pay 80+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Pay With MetaMask For WooCommerce – Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Ethereum Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Claimlume Faucet Rewards — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 LinkLume Shortlink Rewards — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Web Linguist – WordPress & WooCommerce Translation Plugin — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Oxialink Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Offerlume Offerwall Rewards — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 P2Flux for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Super Duper Crypto Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 EthereumICO 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #15 16 Nodewatch Monero Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 NanoTrans Agent Paywall — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 QBitFlow for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 GatewayKit – Simple Payment Form, Donation & Checkout — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 WP Faucet Direct 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 CashTippr 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 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.