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

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 “tron”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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

BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ 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 #2 1 too low 2 VietQR 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for WordPress & WooCommerce by CryptoPay 70+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too low 5 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 EthPress – Web3 Login 90+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 Cryptoniq 60+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑3 6 too high 13 Corexa crypto payment 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 AURPAY Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓2 10 too low 15 Unuspay Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 All-in-one contact buttons – WPSHARE247 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 AURPAY Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) – Bitcoin Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Tron Login Protect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too high 20 Casso Flow – Tự động xác nhận thanh toán chuyển khoản ngân hàng 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21 USDT Invoice – Crypto Payments for USDT — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Ivno Payment Gateway with Instant Approval 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 1 too low 23 Heleket – Crypto Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #17 7 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.