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

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 “nft”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Web3 Access shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Serial Numbers – Ultimate License Manager for Selling, Licensing & Securely Delivering Digital Content with WooCommerce places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 78 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #1 2 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #2 3 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #3 4 CardanoPress – Cardano Blockchain Integration for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 EthPress – Web3 Login 90+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Layouts for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Web3Press – Migrating to 3ook.com Decentralized Bookstore 300+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 Prevent Files / Folders Access 1K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too low 9 Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Serial Numbers – Ultimate License Manager for Selling, Licensing & Securely Delivering Digital Content with WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (78) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating 100+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 WPSmartContracts 100+ · 3.9★ (29) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too low 13 NFT Marketplace and Loyalty Rewards 20+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 Ethereum Wallet 10+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↑7 3 too high 15 WP Discord Invite 400+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Web3 Access 40+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Kredeum NFTs, the easiest way to sell your NFTs directly on your WordPress site 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too high 19 Ultimate Downloadable Products for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓7 1 too high 20 NFT Gallery 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 Unuspay Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 22 Helio Pay (Accept 1-click crypto payments #USDC #SOL #BTC #ETH) 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 23 Altano Import NFTs from OpenSea for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 CardanoPress – Governance for Cardano 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.