wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “amp carousel”

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 “amp carousel”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

LIQUID BLOCKS – Slider, Carousel, Accordion shows at wp.org #3 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 251 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 signals wp.org

AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) wp.org #1 2

AMP WP – Google AMP For WordPress 600+ · 4.5★ (55) wp.org #2 3

Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4

Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense 20K+ · 4.9★ (1087) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5

EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #5 ↑1 6

Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7

Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221) wp.org #7 ↑1 8

Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ · 4.5★ (1581) wp.org #14 6 too low 9

Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #11 ↑5 2 too low 10

Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #13 3 too low 11

Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12

WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too low 13

Web Stories 60K+ · 4.2★ (87) wp.org #15 2 too low 14

Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15

Responsive Blocks – Page Builder for Blocks & Patterns 3K+ · 4.8★ (17) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too high 16

Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #23 ↑1 7 too low 17

easy AMP 500+ · 3.6★ (9) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too high 18

LIQUID BLOCKS – Slider, Carousel, Accordion 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #3 ↑1 15 too high 19

WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads 900+ · 4.5★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20

Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too high 21

YAHMAN Add-ons 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #12 9 too high 22

Xpro Addons For Beaver Builder – Lite 700+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23

SDAweb Social Galleri Feed 30+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.