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

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 “xlm”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 8 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

Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices shows at wp.org #4 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — 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 NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway 3K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #1 2 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #2 3 MugglePay — · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 ALFAcoins for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Acceptcoin — · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Nomiddleman Bitcoin and Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.5★ (18) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 PayKassa for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 SatoshiPay 10+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 A AP Extended MIME Types 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Meum Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 MyGate Crypto Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Zanjir Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Artemis Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 REAL8 Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Official Wakanda Coin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Cryptocoin Live Ticker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Cryptothanks 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 B Bitvolo trustless crypto payment gateway for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Kripto Para Dönüştürücü ve Döviz Hesaplama 40+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #20 1 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.