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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bottom navigation”

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 “bottom navigation”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 3 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

Navigation JHAC shows at wp.org #4 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 100+ 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

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 2051 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Bottom Menu 20K+ · 4.5★ (23) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 700+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WP Widget in Navigation 2K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #3 4 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #17 ↑1 10 too low 8 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too low 9 Smooth Back To Top Button 40K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Bubble Menu – Floating Button Menu with Sticky Navigation 1K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 Options for Twenty Seventeen 8K+ · 4.8★ (57) wp.org #20 ↑4 9 too low 12 Product Slider, Product Grid, Product Masonry 9K+ · 4.3★ (86) wp.org #19 ↑3 7 too low 13 Options for Twenty Twenty-One 6K+ · 4.9★ (64) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #18 ↑5 4 too low 15 Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 SysBasics Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Live My Account Customizer 7K+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 EzzyJohn App-Style Mobile Navigation 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 12 too high 18 HT Slider For Elementor 20K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Navigation JHAC 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 16 too high 21 Enable Navigation Icons 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 14 too high 22 Arewa Mobile Bottom Navigation Bar 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 The Menu: Custom mobile navigation with icons 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 15 too high 24 Bekero Mobile Bottom Menu 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 11 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.