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

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 “usdc”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Card2Crypto Global Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 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 #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 RiskPay Gateway: USDC Payouts for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Coinbase Business Gateway for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Instant Approval Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Zeno Crypto Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓1 12 too low 9 WC Solana Pay 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Web3 Crypto Payments by DePay for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #21 ↓4 10 too low 12 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway: Accept Bitcoin Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 Speed Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 BitPay Checkout for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too low 16 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 17 VERIFIED Crypto Checkout – Card to USDC WooCommerce Payment Gateway 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 AURPAY WooCommerce – Bitcoin/USDT Crypto Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 Card2Crypto Global Payment Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 RizzPay for WooCommerce: High-Risk & Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑5 5 too high 21 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 BlockBee Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Flutterwave Payments 600+ · 3.5★ (2) 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.