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

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 “collapsing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Collapsing Categories 4K+ · 4.1★ (57) wp.org #1 2 Comments – wpDiscuz 60K+ · 4.7★ (581) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Collapsing Archives 3K+ · 4.1★ (21) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 JS Categories List Widget 1K+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #5 6 Better Block Editor (BBE) 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #6 7 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #11 ↑2 4 too low 8 WPB Accordion Menu – Collapsible Vertical Sidebar Responsive Mobile Menu – WooCommerce Category Accordion 10K+ · 4.4★ (54) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too low 9 Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 8K+ · 4.1★ (15) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Variable Inspector 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 Toofan Stage-to-Live Sync 10+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↑6 3 too low 12 Ordessa – FAQ & Accordion Block with Bulk Add 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too high 13 Titula 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 5 too low 14 Easy Expand 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓2 6 too low 15 Category Accordion for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Easy Elementor Addons – Addons Pack for Elementor Page Builder 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview 10K+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 KineticHub Page Loader – Preloader & Branded Loading Screen 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too high 19 Lineate — Poetry Blocks 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 ReMenu 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Acato Readable List Tables — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Collapsing Pages 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 XOF Admin Chalkboard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Bloqra – Gutenberg Blocks & Page Builder for Block Editor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.