wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “copy text button”
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 “copy text button”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 4 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
ElemCopy – Text Copy Button for Elementor shows at wp.org #3 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty places #8 on merit, 5.0★ from 1244 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138)
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36)
wp.org #1 1 too high 3 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #7 ↓3 4 too low 4 
Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102)
wp.org #6 2 too low 5 
MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093)
wp.org #18 ↓1 13 too low 6 
Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62)
wp.org #8 2 too low 7 
Image Alt Text 10K+ · 5.0★ (56)
wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244)
wp.org #22 ↓3 14 too low 9 
Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ · 4.8★ (92)
wp.org #13 4 too low 10 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #20 ↑3 10 too low 11 
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #21 ↑1 10 too low 12 
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 3 too low 13 
Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #12 1 too high 14 
WP Content Copy Protection with Color Design 5K+ · 4.5★ (25)
wp.org #11 3 too high 15 
Iconic Copy Text Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #4 ↑1 11 too high 16 
DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.7★ (99) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 
Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #14 3 too high 18 
Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) not PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #9 9 too high 19 ElemCopy – Text Copy Button for Elementor 400+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #3 16 too high 20 
Click To Copy – Copy Text or Code to Clipboard Instantly 900+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑2 15 too high 21 
Auto Alt Text 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 
Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #16 6 too high 23 
Add to Cart Button Custom Text 9K+ · 4.6★ (12) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓3 24 
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
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.