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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bullet plugin jquery”

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 “bullet plugin jquery”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder places #12 on merit, 5.0★ from 243 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 JS Categories List Widget 1K+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #4 ↑3 1 too low 4 JS Archive List 3K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Pricing Table WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.3★ (133) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. 200K+ · 4.7★ (2215) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Redux Framework 900K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Webyx for Gutenberg – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 600+ · 4.8★ (53) wp.org #9 10 Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews 20K+ · 4.9★ (184) wp.org #10 11 Zotpress 2K+ · 4.9★ (66) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 6K+ · 5.0★ (243) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates 2K+ · 4.8★ (41) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Bricksable for Bricks Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks 6K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Webyx for Elementor – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 500+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries 1K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 GIGA Slider 100+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Responsive Thumbnail Slider 1K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Image Slider 4K+ · 3.4★ (31) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider 7K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 Gulri Slider 60+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Lexiata XSlider 600+ · 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.