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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “accessibility button”

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 “accessibility button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

EqualWeb Accessibility shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1244 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #3 ↓2 1 too low 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Simple Accessibility Button 900+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 ↑1 2 too high 5 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Smooth Back To Top Button 40K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #7 ↑4 1 too low 7 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) 10K+ · 4.7★ (57) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #20 ↑4 11 too low 10 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ · 2.9★ (162) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Button visually impaired 10K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #17 ↓3 5 too low 13 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too low 14 SOGO Accessibility 5K+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 Back Button Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too low 17 Accessibility New Window Warnings 1K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #23 ↓3 6 too low 18 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 Editoria11y Accessibility Checker 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑2 6 too high 20 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Animated Floating Chat Button 4K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 ↓3 3 too low 22 Accessibility Tool Kit: WP Accessibility checker plugin for WCAG, Section 508, ADA, EAA Compliance 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 EqualWeb Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 DJ-Accessibility – Accessibility Plugin 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓4 3 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.