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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “card 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 “card elements”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

Unlimited Elements Blocks Library shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 500+ 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

SVG Support places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 356 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Card Elements for Elementor 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #16 ↑1 10 too low 7 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 Flip Cards Module For Divi 3K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too low 9 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Make Column Clickable for Elementor 100K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #23 ↓1 11 too low 13 Wow Elements Addons for Elementor 60+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too low 14 WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) wp.org #20 ↑1 6 too low 15 Card Elements for WPBakery 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↓1 12 too high 16 YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards 10K+ · 3.3★ (53) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 Business Card Block – present your team and contact info in style 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too high 18 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 UiCore Elements – Free widgets and templates for Elementor 40K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑2 10 too high 20 WP Basic Elements 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 Generic Elements 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑2 13 too high 22 Mega Elements – Addons for Elementor 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 12 too high 23 Cards Layout – showcase content in responsive card grids 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓13 2 too high 24 Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor 6K+ · 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.