wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “addon for comments”
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 “addon for comments”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons, Kits and Elementor Templates shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281)
wp.org #1 2 
Comments – wpDiscuz 60K+ · 4.7★ (581)
wp.org #2 3 
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205)
wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 
Post Grid Addon for Elementor 10K+ · 4.9★ (76)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 
Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47)
wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 
Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor) 70K+ · 4.8★ (104)
wp.org #7 ↑8 8 
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284)
wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 
The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388)
wp.org #12 3 too low 10 
Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57)
wp.org #8 2 too high 11 
PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 6K+ · 5.0★ (243)
wp.org #14 3 too low 12 
hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88)
wp.org #11 1 too high 13 
Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66)
wp.org #13 ↓7 14 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157)
wp.org #20 ↓1 6 too low 15 
Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212)
wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 
Event Single Page Builder For The Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.8★ (81)
wp.org #21 ↑1 5 too low 17 
Xpro Addons — 150+ Widgets for Elementor 40K+ · 4.4★ (28)
wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons, Kits and Elementor Templates 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 
Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79)
wp.org #23 4 too low 20 
SKT Addons for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 
RTMKit for Elementor – Modular Addons, Widgets, Templates, Icon Library, GSAP Animations, MCP & Store Ready 40K+ · 2.7★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 
ElementInvader Addons for Elementor 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too high 23 
Vertex Addons for Elementor 300+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 
Themesflat Addons For Elementor 40K+ · 2.0★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑1 5 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.