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

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 “forex”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 4 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

Forex Trade Rates Realtime Plugin-Widget shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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

Currency Converter Widget places #1 on merit, 4.9★ from 88 reviews, but shows at wp.org #5. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too low 2 Stock Ticker 2K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Forex Calculators 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 ↑3 2 too high 5 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events 600+ · 3.4★ (21) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 MetalpriceAPI 500+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 TU Crypto Widgets — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 Affiliate Reviews 300+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #10 11 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #24 ↓1 13 too low 12 ForexRateAPI 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Stockdio Historical Chart 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 Forex News Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Forex Market Sessions 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Money92 Forex Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 DaazMarkets — Global Market Prices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 AllWallst Market Widgets for TradingView — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Converterhub Currency Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Forex Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Smart Spam Cleaner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Jika.io Stock Market Widgets 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Forex Trade Rates Realtime Plugin-Widget 10+ · 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.