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

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 “solana”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Sign-in With Solana shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 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 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WC Solana Pay 80+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 CoinGate for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #11 ↑2 1 too low 11 Web3 Access 40+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 Cryptoniq 60+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #20 ↑1 8 too low 13 Sign-in With Solana 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Solana Login and Content Locker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 Crypto Support Box 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too high 19 Crypto Wallet Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 Ivno Payment Gateway with Instant Approval 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 VelozaPay — Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 Cryptocurrency Payments & Donations with Copperx 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 Crypto 10+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.