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

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 “confetti”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 80+ 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 Confetti – Celebration Effects for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #1 2 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #6 ↑5 3 too low 4 Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments 3K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #5 6 Confetti Fall Animation 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #17 ↓1 10 too low 8 Super Advent Calendar 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Sky Addons for Elementor – 160+ Widgets, GSAP Animations, Templates & Theme Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Wow Elements Addons for Elementor 60+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 ↓1 13 too low 11 Birthday For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Pulseem 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓4 7 too low 13 Tada Confetti – Celebration Effects 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓2 5 too high 14 Rs Christmas Santa – Snowfall, Christmas Lights, Holiday Music, Flying Sleigh & Countdown 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 NJIXHOST Confetti Effects & Celebrations 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Glitter Bomb 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓3 4 too low 18 Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 Wbcom Designs – Birthday Widget for BuddyPress 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 7 too high 20 tsParticles WP Block 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too high 21 Falling Shapes 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 VSW Bogo Offer On Category 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓4

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.