wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “adjustable”

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

QODE Wishlist for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10K+ 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #1 2

Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ · 4.8★ (1489) wp.org #2 3

WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #3 4

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #6 1 too low 6

Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #7 1 too low 7

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #8 1 too low 8

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #10 2 too low 9

Image Watermark 40K+ · 4.2★ (298) wp.org #9 10

Create 6K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #4 6 too high 11

Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #11 12

WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) wp.org #14 2 too low 13

Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #19 6 too low 14

Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #21 7 too low 15

WPC Composite Products for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.6★ (76) wp.org #18 3 too low 16

Twenty20 Image Before-After 20K+ · 4.0★ (54) wp.org #16 1 too high 18

Recipe Card Blocks Lite 10K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #17 1 too high 19

Worth The Read 3K+ · 4.3★ (27) wp.org #15 4 too high 20

Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #12 8 too high 21

Canvas 9K+ · 4.1★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too low 22

QODE Wishlist for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #13 9 too high 23

Convert Rank Math FAQ to Accordion 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #20 3 too high 24

Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #24

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.