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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “trc20”

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 “trc20”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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

Paymento – Non-Custodial Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 90+ 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 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #1 2 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Speed Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 AURPAY Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 AURPAY Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 11 Rizentechno Manual Payment Methods for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 USDT Invoice – Crypto Payments for USDT — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 PayKassa for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 BucksBus 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 USDT Payments Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Clearqo for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Paymento – Non-Custodial Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 M MochiPay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 PayStarSea Crypto Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Stablevoy: USDT and USDC Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 USDPAY for MemberPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 PayXra for ProfilePress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 2328.io – Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 BoltUtil Payments for WooCommerce — · 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.