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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bootstrap 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 slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 4 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 #5 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 17 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

WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder places #5 on merit, 5.0★ from 322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Easy Bootstrap Shortcode 6K+ · 4.0★ (50) wp.org #1 2 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #10 ↑2 8 too low 3 Slider, Image Slider & Carousel by Slider Factory – Responsive Slideshow, Video Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #3 4 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #18 14 too low 5 WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (322) wp.org #20 ↓1 15 too low 6 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists 30K+ · 4.6★ (106) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #22 12 too low 11 Team Builder – Team Member Showcase With Grid and slider, Compatible With Elementor, Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.5★ (142) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress 500+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 F Fade Slider 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #14 15 Service Box Slider 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor 6K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Bootstrap Carousel Slider – Responsive Image Slider 40+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 a3 Responsive Slider 200+ · 2.6★ (8) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 NEO Bootstrap Carousel 30+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Gulri Slider 60+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Horizontal Slider with Scroll 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 Image Slider Slideshow 2K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #5 17 too high 23 BubiBlock Slider 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Ovation Elements 10K+ · 3.0★ (2) 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.