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

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 “cinematic”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 5 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

Touch Slider for Elementor shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Scrollsequence – Cinematic Scroll Image Animation Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid 2K+ · 4.9★ (128) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail 5K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 too high 10 Slider, Image Slider & Carousel by Slider Factory – Responsive Slideshow, Video Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Video Background Block – Add Stunning Video Backgrounds to Any Section 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Website Maintenance – PTI 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 AI Featured Image 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 HappyVR – Virtual Tour Builder & 360 Panorama Viewer 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 16 Touch Slider for Elementor 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 MotionKit – Visual GSAP Animation Builder for Elementor, Divi, Bricks & More 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Media Player Addons for Elementor – Audio and Video Widgets for Elementor 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Wow Sliders Addons for Elementor 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Arts Immersive Lightbox for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 ExploreXR 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 neoMotion – Creative stop-motion editor for neoDraw 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 23 Instinctor – Bookings, Store, Live Chat and SEO 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 PurePen AI – AI Content Generator with Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini & More 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.