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

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 widget”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Forex News Widget shows at wp.org #7 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 1165 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. 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 #2 1 too low 2 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Stock Ticker 2K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (1165) wp.org #22 18 too low 5 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events 600+ · 3.4★ (21) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Vunelix Financial Widgets – Cryptocurrency, Stock Ticker & Forex 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 MetalpriceAPI 500+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 TU Crypto Widgets — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Stock Market Ticker 2K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12 Stockdio Historical Chart 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Forex News Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Money92 Forex Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 ForexRateAPI 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 AllWallst Market Widgets for TradingView — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Stock Market News 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 VSForge Stock Market Widgets Lite 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 DaazMarkets — Global Market Prices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Forex Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Converterhub Currency Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Jika.io Stock Market Widgets 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Forex Trade Rates Realtime Plugin-Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.