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

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 content”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

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

Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 358 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) 100K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Easy Accordion Block – Accordion, FAQ & Collapsible Content for the Block Editor 7K+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #3 4 Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content 40K+ · 4.5★ (565) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too low 7 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #15 ↓2 8 too low 8 Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ · 4.9★ (43) wp.org #8 ↑2 9 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #12 ↑3 3 too low 10 Lightweight Accordion 10K+ · 5.0★ (60) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 WPB Accordion Menu – Collapsible Vertical Sidebar Responsive Mobile Menu – WooCommerce Category Accordion 10K+ · 4.4★ (54) wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 Flexible Editor Panel for Elementor 20K+ · 4.9★ (74) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (270) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 W WP-dTree 2K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #9 ↑2 11 too high 21 Canvas 9K+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 E Expanding Archives 3K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Accordion – Organize Content into Clean Collapsible Sections 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #4 19 too high 24 Spider Elements – Premium Elementor Widgets & Addons Library 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.