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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “additional tab”

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 “additional tab”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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

Floating Side Tab shows at wp.org #5 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 600+ 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

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 3221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #1 2 Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce & WordPress Tabs Builder – Smart Tabs 10K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Additional Terms Lite for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.6★ (16) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #10 ↑2 6 too low 5 External Product New Tab for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (35) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Product Tabs for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (69) wp.org #7 8 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Additional Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (162) wp.org #12 ↓4 13 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 WPB Custom Tab Manager for WooCommerce – Add, Edit & Reorder Tabs 500+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too high 15 Custom Product tabs for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (48) wp.org #13 ↓4 2 too high 16 WPC Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 E Expand Tabs for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↑2 7 too high 19 Product Tabs Manager for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #24 ↓6 5 too low 20 Additional Order Filters for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 YITH WooCommerce Tab Manager 3K+ · 3.0★ (16) wp.org #8 ↑2 13 too high 22 Responsive Tabs — Horizontal, Vertical & Accordion Tabs for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Floating Side Tab 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 18 too high 24 Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) 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.