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

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 “sats”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Bitcoin payment for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 60+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Groups – Memberships and Access Control 10K+ · 4.8★ (382) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Advanced Custom Stock Status 8K+ · 4.2★ (37) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Display During Conditional Shortcode 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 B Book Review Library 200+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 UNIVERSAM 10+ · 3.9★ (12) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 EnvíaYa: Ship with all carriers (Rating, Booking and Tracking) 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress 80+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 AvoPay Bitcoin for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Cryptoria Bitcoin/Sats Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Business Hours & Holiday Schedule Manager 100+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too high 12 Bitcoin payment for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Coinsnap Bitcoin Donation 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Wishlist for WooCommerce & Product Quick View — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 pay bi 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 FacturaMX for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Accept Bitcoin with your Lightning Address — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Bitcoin Lightning Payment Gateway for WooCommerce (via CLINK) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 BVK Lightning Donate — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Rendr — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Bitkit Opening Hours & Holidays 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 OpenReceive – Bitcoin Lightning Payments for WooCommerce & Easy Digital Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 SendBSV BSV Payments for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Fiscalisto Autofactura — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.