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

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 sheet”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 900+ 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

Quiz Maker by AYS places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 601 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 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #11 ↑2 4 too low 8 Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Volunteer Sign Up Sheets 1K+ · 4.9★ (42) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Contact Form Clean and Simple 7K+ · 4.7★ (195) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist 9K+ · 4.9★ (111) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing Button 2K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 Contact Form to Chat Apps | Click to Chat to Order – FormyChat 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too high 17 Chart Block – Visualize Data with Bar, Line, Pie Charts 1K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 15 too high 21 TableMaster for Elementor – Responsive Data Tables & Comparison Tables 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 UniConsent Cookie Consent CMP – Consent Manager 2K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 SheetMirror for Google Sheets 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 DTFBuild Gang Sheet Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 15 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.