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

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 exchange”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Exchange Rate Table shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Payment Gateway Currency for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #2 3 MetalpriceAPI 500+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Payment Gateway of Stripe for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (66) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Currency Converter 400+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 ForexRateAPI 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 MHM Currency Switcher 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 Tebaro – Currency Conversion for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Ratesmith – Exchange Rate Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Premmerce Multi-currency for Woocommerce 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 Swift Currency – Multi-Currency Switcher for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 DaazMarkets — Global Market Prices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 Finlyzer — FX Loss & Margin Insights for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 Aulaa for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Incode Currency Switcher – Multi Currency for WooCommerce to Stop Losing Foreign Sales — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 M MarketTier Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Kargadann’s PLN Price Converter for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 WeoInvoice 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Pay50 for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 2 too low 21 Spindle Market Research Hub — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 2 too low 22 Webshop NL Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Fast Backups – Site Backup, Restore & Migration 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Exchange Rate Table 200+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 16 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.