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

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 responsive slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

Image Slider Slideshow shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 149 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ · 4.9★ (2003) wp.org #1 2 Easy Bootstrap Shortcode 6K+ · 4.0★ (50) wp.org #2 3 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists 30K+ · 4.6★ (106) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Slider, Image Slider & Carousel by Slider Factory – Responsive Slideshow, Video Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (322) wp.org #20 ↓1 12 too low 9 Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay 9K+ · 4.7★ (149) wp.org #23 ↓1 14 too low 10 Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #22 ↓1 12 too low 11 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 a3 Responsive Slider 200+ · 2.6★ (8) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 F Fade Slider 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Bootstrap Carousel Slider – Responsive Image Slider 40+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑2 3 too high 17 Service Box Slider 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 NEO Bootstrap Carousel 30+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #18 19 Gulri Slider 60+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #19 20 Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor 6K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 Horizontal Slider with Scroll 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 Image Slider Slideshow 2K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 BubiBlock Slider 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Ovation Elements 10K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 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.