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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bxslider”

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 “bxslider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 9 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

bxSlider for WordPress shows at wp.org #2 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 22 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Islamic Books by EDC 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 2 Responsive Thumbnail Slider 1K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too low 3 RSS Feed Widget 2K+ · 3.9★ (26) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Video Gallery – YouTube, Vimeo & Video Slider with Lightbox 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Ibtana – Ecommerce Product Addons 5K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Events Slider, Events Carousel, Events Grid, Events Timeline and Events Filter Bar for The Events Calendar – Eventful 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 C Commons In A Box 20+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 bxSlider integration for WordPress 500+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 Image Slider – Responsive jQuery Slider 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Events Manager – Events / Locations Slider 90+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Ultimate Post Slider Widget 90+ · 3.8★ (17) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Eventful for Elementor – Events Showcase for The Events Calendar 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 S SAS WEB Testimonials Slider 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 PG Slideshow-Gallery — · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Hero Banner Slider 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Mo Slider 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Mo RSS Feed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Periodic Table Widget 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 D Diviner Blocks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 W WP BxSlider 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 D DevSlider — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 LRW Widgets Bundle 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Image Carousel Addon for Beaver Builder 200+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 bxSlider for WordPress 100+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #2 22 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.