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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “create page”

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 “create page”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

WP Create Multiple Posts & Pages shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.9★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 4699 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #1 2 Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #4 ↑8 1 too low 4 Create 6K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 P Page-list 30K+ · 4.7★ (89) wp.org #5 6 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #10 ↑14 4 too low 7 Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285) wp.org #8 ↓4 1 too low 8 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 WP Sitemap Page 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too low 10 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 too low 11 PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ · 4.7★ (271) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too low 12 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #21 ↑1 9 too low 13 Create Block Theme 20K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Landing Page Builder – Coming Soon page, Maintenance Mode, Lead Page, WordPress Landing Pages 8K+ · 4.6★ (202) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 P Page Links To 100K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #16 ↓2 17 WP Create Multiple Posts & Pages 1K+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree 50K+ · 4.9★ (365) wp.org #22 ↓11 4 too low 19 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #23 ↓2 4 too low 20 Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. 200K+ · 4.7★ (2215) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) wp.org #12 ↓2 10 too high 23 Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 WP Post Page Clone 70K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.