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

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 “stablecoins”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

Flutterwave Payments shows at wp.org #13 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 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 #5 4 too low 2 CHIP for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 WC Solana Pay 80+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Speed Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 too high 6 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 C Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (29) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Cryptoniq 60+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too high 11 AURPAY Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too high 13 Unuspay Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 RizzPay for WooCommerce: High-Risk & Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 AURPAY Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 HippoPay Payments with Creem for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 Payment Gateway for Bachs for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 4 too low 18 Stablezact Stablecoin & Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 4 too low 19 PiWeb Direct Stablecoin Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20 Paymos Stablecoin Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Flutterwave Payments 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Heleket – Crypto Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Dodo Payments for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 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.