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

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 “phantom”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WordPress shows at wp.org #16 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 30+ 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 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #1 2 Gmedia Photo Gallery 7K+ · 4.3★ (260) wp.org #2 3 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Zeno Crypto Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WC Solana Pay 80+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 6 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Web3 Access 40+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #7 8 Phantom Writer – AI Content Writer — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 PhantomGuard 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 P Phantom Record Buster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 MotionKit – Visual GSAP Animation Builder for Elementor, Divi, Bricks & More 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑2 3 too low 12 Helio Pay (Accept 1-click crypto payments #USDC #SOL #BTC #ETH) 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Phantom User Lockout — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Sign-in With Solana 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 Crypto Wallet Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 Solana Login and Content Locker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 1 too low 17 Mintage Pay for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Fulnex Stock Health Checker for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Flexrix Pay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 RobArt CatchNet — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Match2Pay crypto payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Flexrix Pay for Easy Digital Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WordPress 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 SolPress WooCommerce Payment Gateway 10+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.