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

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 builder”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 2 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

Mortar for Bricks Builder shows at wp.org #4 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 4514 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bricksable for Bricks Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #1 2 Bricks Navigator 8K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #2 3 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too low 4 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too low 6 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 Max Addons for Bricks Builder 1K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 600K+ · 4.9★ (4514) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ · 5.0★ (1471) wp.org #18 ↓3 7 too low 12 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (195) wp.org #17 ↑2 5 too low 13 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #16 ↑4 2 too low 15 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #21 ↓5 6 too low 16 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ · 4.7★ (333) wp.org #20 ↓3 3 too low 18 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too high 19 Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 WDesignKit – AI Templates, Widget Builder & MCP Workflow 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 Mortar for Bricks Builder 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↑1 17 too high 22 ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps 8K+ · 4.5★ (160) wp.org #22 23 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 Webhook for Bricks Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.