wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “card elements module”
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 module”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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
Mega Elements – Addons for Elementor shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 10K+ 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
Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 158 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172)
wp.org #3 2 too low 2 
Flip Cards Module For Divi 3K+ · 4.9★ (32)
wp.org #2 3 
Card Elements for Elementor 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 too high 4 
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143)
wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6 
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284)
wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too low 7 
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807)
wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 
Breadcrumbs Divi Module 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #4 4 too high 9 
YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291)
wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10 
Easy Social Feed – All In One Social Feed Plugin for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (502)
wp.org #15 ↑5 5 too low 11 
Overlay Image Divi Module 2K+ · 5.0★ (17) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑17 6 too high 12 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158)
wp.org #18 6 too low 13 
Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 10K+ · 4.7★ (250)
wp.org #22 ↓1 9 too low 14 
Divi Carousel Lite – Make Carousels for Divi 5 30K+ · 4.8★ (146)
wp.org #20 ↓3 6 too low 15 
Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205)
wp.org #21 ↓2 6 too low 16 
Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 
Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) not PHP-current
wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too high 18 
Listdom: AI-powered Business Directory with Classifieds Ads Listings 1K+ · 4.9★ (60)
wp.org #23 5 too low 19 
Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #8 11 too high 20 
MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 
WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too high 22 
Image Carousel Module for Divi 8K+ · 4.6★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓5 5 too high 23 Mega Elements – Addons for Elementor 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓1 16 too high 24 
Tutor LMS Divi Modules 1K+ · 2.3★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓3 5 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.