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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “foreign currency”

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 “foreign currency”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Terminal Africa shows at wp.org #9 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 50+ 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

Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce places #4 on merit, 4.4★ from 66 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #1 2 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #5 ↓2 3 too low 3 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too low 5 MHM Currency Switcher 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑4 1 too high 6 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too low 7 Quick Interest Slider 1K+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 Premmerce Multi-currency for Woocommerce 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #2 ↓1 6 too high 9 Currency Converter 400+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 MetalpriceAPI 500+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓2 4 too high 11 Clonable – Translate Woocommerce / WordPress website. Multilingual in 5 minutes. 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ · 2.5★ (23) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 Tebaro – Currency Conversion for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Swift Currency – Multi-Currency Switcher for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 Incode Currency Switcher – Multi Currency for WooCommerce to Stop Losing Foreign Sales — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Terminal Africa 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓2 7 too high 17 LinkNacional Multi Currency for GiveWP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 ForexRateAPI 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 Payshop Online Payments 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑2 1 too low 20 Kargadann’s PLN Price Converter for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Suspension Shield for WooCommerce – Google Merchant Center & Shopping Feed Audit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Finlyzer — FX Loss & Margin Insights for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Product Upload: AI Dropshipping & Product Importer for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.