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

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 widget”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

Web accessibility widget by tabnav shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 4625 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68) wp.org #3 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #10 ↑4 4 too low 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #15 ↓3 7 too low 9 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #18 ↑2 9 too low 10 Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ · 4.8★ (215) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ · 2.9★ (162) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 Accessibility by UserWay 80K+ · 4.0★ (57) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too high 13 Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #17 ↓4 4 too low 14 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #23 ↓5 8 too low 16 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #19 ↓3 3 too low 17 WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) 10K+ · 4.7★ (57) wp.org #16 ↓5 1 too high 18 Real Accessibility: Accessibility Widget & Toolbar 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Web accessibility widget by tabnav 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 Accessibility by AllAccessible 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #24 ↓5 4 too low 21 Accessibility Tool Kit: WP Accessibility checker plugin for WCAG, Section 508, ADA, EAA Compliance 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too high 22 Editoria11y Accessibility Checker 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 EqualWeb Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 DockAccess Accessibility Widget 300+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 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.