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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “browser mockup”

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 “browser mockup”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

NextXen Designer – Product Customizer for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 60+ 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

The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates places #3 on merit, 4.6★ from 388 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 SureFeedback Client Site 5K+ · 4.0★ (39) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Add Chat App Button 2K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #17 ↓1 14 too low 4 Layouts for WPBakery 3K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #8 ↑3 3 too low 6 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #16 ↑4 10 too low 7 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 too high 8 ScreenGlow Image Editor – Beautify, Mockup, Annotate, and Edit Images and Screenshots 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 Layouts for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Serial Numbers – Ultimate License Manager for Selling, Licensing & Securely Delivering Digital Content with WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (78) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Layouts for Divi 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Beautiful taxonomy filters 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 AI to Elementor — HTML Importer for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 NextXen Designer – Product Customizer for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 NIBWP – Self-Hosted MCP Server – Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor & Any AI Agent via MCP 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Forma Favicon 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too high 19 Browser Mockup & Scrolling Screenshot Portfolio – Amitry Project Grid — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Arts Device Mockups for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Mojarad Screenshot Mockup Carousel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too high 22 Selective Image Guard | A deterrent for unauthorized downloads and scraping 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 P Pirajki iPad Scroll Mockup — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 CDN Error Mockups — · 0.0★ (0) 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.