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

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 elements”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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 #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 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

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 333 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. 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 Bricks Navigator 8K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Bricksable for Bricks Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #7 ↑2 3 too low 5 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (195) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 Max Addons for Bricks Builder 1K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 WDesignKit – AI Templates, Widget Builder & MCP Workflow 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ · 4.7★ (333) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 Form Vibes – Save Contact Form 7 & Elementor Form Entries to Database 10K+ · 4.9★ (132) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #22 ↓5 6 too low 17 Mortar for Bricks Builder 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Reviso – Client Feedback & Approvals for Bricks, Elementor & Gutenberg 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19 AM LottiePlayer 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 TableMaster for Elementor – Responsive Data Tables & Comparison Tables 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Livid – Video Hosting 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 SureDonation – Donation Forms, Fundraising Campaigns & Donor Management 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑7 7 too high 23 BricksFly Elements and Templates for Bricks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 Bricksed – Mega Menu & Mobile Menu for Bricks Builder 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.