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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bootstrap icons”

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 “bootstrap icons”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 6K+ 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

Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 140 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bootstrap Blocks 10K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Bootstrap Shortcodes 4K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Easy Bootstrap Shortcode 6K+ · 4.0★ (50) wp.org #3 ↓2 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Gravity Booster – Styles & Layouts for Gravity Forms 30K+ · 4.6★ (199) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 Download List Block with Icons 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 SVG Block 4K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 Icon Element – Icon Pack for Elementor Page Builder (6718 icons) 40K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Mox Icons – Icon Pack for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Icon Separator 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓3 2 too high 12 Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Subtle Icons – SVG Icon Block Suite, Icon Picker & ACF Field 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #7 ↑3 7 too high 15 Counters Block – Animated Number Counters, Stats & Dynamic KPIs 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 700+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 Advanced Tabs Block 1K+ · 3.3★ (15) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Maintenance Mode Made Easy 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Alerts for Beaver Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Jooosi Icon – Modern SVG icon library for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 NEO Bootstrap Carousel 30+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor 6K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 Spectre Icons 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 9 too high 24 Icon Box Block – Insert your favorite icon with customization and design 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 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.