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

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 “collapsible”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Accordion – Organize Content into Clean Collapsible Sections shows at wp.org #4 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 1122 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPB Accordion Menu – Collapsible Vertical Sidebar Responsive Mobile Menu – WooCommerce Category Accordion 10K+ · 4.4★ (54) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7308) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Easy Accordion Block – Accordion, FAQ & Collapsible Content for the Block Editor 7K+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Lightweight Accordion 10K+ · 5.0★ (60) wp.org #5 6 Flexible Editor Panel for Elementor 20K+ · 4.9★ (74) wp.org #6 7 Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1122) wp.org #19 ↑1 11 too low 9 QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (269) wp.org #17 ↑6 8 too low 10 SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #18 ↓1 8 too low 11 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (78) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.5★ (72) wp.org #12 13 JS Categories List Widget 1K+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #13 ↑2 14 Easy Bootstrap Shortcode 6K+ · 4.0★ (50) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 JS Archive List 3K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 Export Media URLs 8K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Sliding Cart for WooCommerce by FunnelKit – Skip Cart & Reach WooCommerce Checkout Faster 30K+ · 5.0★ (109) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 E Expanding Archives 3K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Dashboard To-Do List 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Canvas 9K+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Collapsing Archives 3K+ · 4.1★ (21) wp.org #16 ↓3 5 too high 22 Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 Accordion – Organize Content into Clean Collapsible Sections 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 19 too high 24 Collapse Magic 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #24

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.