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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “breadcrumb nav”

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 “breadcrumb nav”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 6 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

Menu Breadcrumb shows at wp.org #4 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 66 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 Flexy Breadcrumb 10K+ · 4.7★ (20) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Breadcrumb – Breadcrumb for WooCommerce and Custom Post Types 10K+ · 4.6★ (34) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Options for Twenty Twenty-One 6K+ · 4.9★ (64) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too low 8 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #17 ↑5 8 too low 10 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 Simple Floating Menu 10K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Kubio AI Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (79) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Menu Breadcrumb 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 11 too high 16 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too high 17 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #7 ↑1 10 too high 18 Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons, Kits and Elementor Templates 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Thim Kit for Elementor – Pre-built Templates & Widgets for Elementor 20K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 PrimeKit Addons and Templates 70+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 SKT Addons for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 ST Elementor Addons 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑5 4 too high 24 Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.