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

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 “collage”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 2 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

Photo Collage shows at wp.org #4 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Easy Image Collage 3K+ · 4.7★ (22) wp.org #1 2 Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ · 5.0★ (88) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Interactive Content – H5P 40K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Kubio AI Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (79) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ · 4.2★ (109) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too low 6 EleSpare – News, Magazine and Blog Addons for Elementor 10K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Gallery Block by Galleryberg: Lightbox with Tiles, Masonry, Square, & Justified Layouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Gutenberg Blocks – ACF Blocks Suite 400+ · 3.4★ (13) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Photo Collage 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑3 5 too high 10 EmbedSocial – Social Media Feeds, Reviews and Galleries 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 AI Featured Image 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 PhotoGlue – Easy Photo Collage Maker 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Divi Collage 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 SKT Blocks – Gutenberg based Page Builder 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑3 3 too high 16 Imaxel editors for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Bossy Bulk Editor for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 AgentRoster Real Estate Team Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Novixa Addons for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Product Designer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Reader’s Web Publisher — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 WunderPaint – The Dynamic Design and Automation Studio 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 Forma Grid Gallery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23

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.