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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “3d carousel”

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 “3d carousel”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 2 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

Testimonial Carousel For Elementor shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 10K+ 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.

Buried gem

EmbedPress places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 307 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #1 2 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Carousel Slider 30K+ · 4.3★ (160) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #10 ↓3 6 too low 5 AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor 20K+ · 4.9★ (84) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too low 7 Carousel Block – Showcase Images in Elegant Sliding Displays 7K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9 Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #12 ↓4 3 too low 10 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too high 11 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #15 ↓4 4 too low 12 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #18 ↓3 6 too low 13 Image Ticker Carousel | by Creavi 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #22 ↓4 7 too low 16 Slider, Image Slider & Carousel by Slider Factory – Responsive Slideshow, Video Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #16 ↓4 17 Carousel for Divi 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓4 18 Turbo Addons Elementor 3K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓4 3 too low 19 Marquee Addons for Elementor – Essential Motion Widgets & Templates 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 20 Carousel 3D Slider 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓3 11 too high 21 Testimonial Carousel For Elementor 10K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓2 15 too high 22 jAlbum Bridge 500+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓3 1 too low 23 Perspective 3D Carousel 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓4 3 too high 24 Logo Carousel – showcase client logos professionally 800+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓4 10 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.