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

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 “trx”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 #10 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 6 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 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 CryptAPI Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 ThemeREX eCommerce Extensions for Elementor 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 8 ALFAcoins for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 9 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 ThemeREX Auto Dealer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 CCPayment Crypto Gateway For WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 BucksBus 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 CryptoProcessing 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 USDT Invoice – Crypto Payments for USDT — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Ivno Payment Gateway with Instant Approval 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 Heleket – Crypto Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 PayKassa for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 M MochiPay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Trybit – Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 IRCrypto for WooCommerce — درگاه پرداخت ارز دیجیتال — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Cregis Payment for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 Cryptoway Payments – Crypto Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 CigalPay 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.