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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “button text”

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 “button text”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 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

Blog Floating Button shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 8K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MaxButtons – Create buttons places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 1093 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Re-Add Text Justify Button 20K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Image Alt Text 10K+ · 5.0★ (56) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093) wp.org #23 16 too low 8 Simple Chat Button 40K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #19 ↑2 10 too low 10 Change Add to Cart Button Text for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Button visually impaired 10K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too low 12 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 WP Call Button – Easy Click to Call Button for WordPress 40K+ · 4.7★ (69) wp.org #24 ↓5 11 too low 14 Quantity Plus Minus Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #20 ↑2 4 too low 17 Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #21 ↑3 4 too low 18 Back Button Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Add to Cart Button Custom Text 9K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #15 ↓3 4 too high 20 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Text Unfold For Elementor 3K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #17 ↑3 4 too high 22 Blog Floating Button 8K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 14 too high 23 ElemCopy – Text Copy Button for Elementor 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑2 11 too high 24 Ko-fi Button 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑2 11 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.