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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “box flip”

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 “box flip”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Alert Box Block – Grab Attention with Eye-Catching Notices shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 400+ 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

Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 332 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay 9K+ · 4.7★ (149) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Flip Cards Module For Divi 3K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Flip Box Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Cool Flipbox – Shortcode & Gutenberg Block 5K+ · 4.8★ (103) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10 DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) 20K+ · 5.0★ (332) wp.org #21 ↓1 10 too low 12 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ · 4.8★ (182) wp.org #22 ↓1 10 too low 13 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too low 14 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #17 ↓2 18 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Modal Popup Box — Popup Maker & Popup Builder 2K+ · 3.5★ (10) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too high 21 Cool Author Box – For Widget and Post Content 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 Flipbox Addon for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 Alert Box Block – Grab Attention with Eye-Catching Notices 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 16 too high 24 Contact Form 7 styler for Elementor Page Builder 800+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.