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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “virtual currency”

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 “virtual currency”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

SiteSEO – SEO Simplified shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 400K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Property Hive places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 96 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #1 2 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Faview – Virtual Reviews for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #4 5 iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more 200K+ · 4.7★ (397) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 PI Advanced Flat rate / Conditional shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #14 ↑3 5 too low 10 Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #12 ↑2 2 too low 11 WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220) wp.org #16 ↑2 5 too low 12 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #22 ↓1 9 too low 14 Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack 600+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #18 ↑2 4 too low 15 myPOS Checkout 4K+ · 3.3★ (16) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Xendit Payment 3K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #21 ↓6 4 too low 18 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #20 ↑2 1 too low 20 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 UddoktaPay 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑2 5 too high 23 Virtual Try-On for WooCommerce – Preview AI 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) wp.org #19 ↓7 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.