wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “address 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 “address widget”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

IP Address Widget II shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 3220 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2

Email Address Encoder 100K+ · 4.2★ (160) wp.org #2 ↓1 3

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) not PHP-current wp.org #3 4

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #4 ↓2 5

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ · 4.8★ (215) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6

Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #13 ↓3 7 too low 7

Maps Widget for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (512) wp.org #12 5 too low 8

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9

Image Widget 100K+ · 4.9★ (287) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #11 1 too low 11

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #22 ↓5 11 too low 12

ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13

Tagembed: Social Media Feeds and Customer Reviews Widget 9K+ · 3.9★ (62) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14

GR Widget – Google Reviews Widget 900+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #7 7 too high 15

Astra Widgets 200K+ · 3.9★ (17) host-installed base thin reviews wp.org #5 ↓1 10 too high 16

Autocomplete Google Address 2K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #9 ↓1 7 too high 17

Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ · 4.8★ (396) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #24 7 too low 18

Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #18 19

Bazz CallBack widget 3K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #20 1 too low 20

Another Mailchimp Widget 4K+ · 4.6★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too high 22

Simple Google Calendar Outlook Events Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23

Taggbox: Social Media Feed Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #21 2 too high 24

IP Address Widget II 100+ · 4.3★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓2 16 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.