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

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 “monero”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

Crypto QR Code WP shows at wp.org #12 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too low 4 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Nodewatch Monero Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 CryptocurrencyCheckout Woocommerce Gateway 100+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #22 ↓2 12 too low 11 Bitrequest for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Ivno Payment Gateway with Instant Approval 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 ATLOS Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 SSG Crypto Swap Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 High Risk Card & Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Scuntra – Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 VoxiPay – Crypto Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Crypto QR Code WP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Manatee Crypto Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 GrineoPay Crypto Gateway with Instant Payouts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 MyGate Crypto Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too high 22 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway for Kadence Memberships — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too high 23 NoHoldPay – Non-custodial crypto payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway for Paid Memberships Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.