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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bricks addon”

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 “bricks addon”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

WDesignKit – AI Templates, Widget Builder & MCP Workflow shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 30K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 12 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 1125 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Max Addons for Bricks Builder 1K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (199) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Form Vibes – Save Contact Form 7 & Elementor Form Entries to Database 10K+ · 4.9★ (132) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ · 4.7★ (333) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #18 ↑3 8 too low 11 Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #11 ↓4 12 Listdom: AI-powered Business Directory with Classifieds Ads Listings 1K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 10K+ · 4.8★ (716) wp.org #19 ↑4 6 too low 14 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 WDesignKit – AI Templates, Widget Builder & MCP Workflow 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 too high 16 Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder 80K+ · 4.2★ (72) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 Printus – Automatic Cloud Order Printing for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 TableMaster for Elementor – Responsive Data Tables & Comparison Tables 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 MotionKit – Visual GSAP Animation Builder for Elementor, Divi, Bricks & More 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Quick Copy – Duplicate Posts & Pages 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 EasyDash for Bricks 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 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.