wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “css3 tooltips”

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 “css3 tooltips”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Tooltip Wp shows at wp.org #4 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

WRC Pricing Tables – Responsive CSS3 Pricing Tables 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #1 2

Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #2 3

Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid 20K+ · 4.7★ (353) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #3 4

Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #7 3 too low 5

Flow-Flow Social Streams 7K+ · 3.3★ (100) low rating, top placement wp.org #5 6

Slider Carousel – Image Slider 3K+ · 4.5★ (64) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk stale but ranked wp.org #8 2 too low 7

FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #9 2 too low 8

Mango Buttons 3K+ · 4.8★ (18) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 8 too low 9

Advanced Charts for Gutenberg Blocks Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 3 too high 10 P Personal Contact Info Widget 200+ · 3.8★ (6) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 11 too low 11

Two Panel File Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 12

SGS Social Sharing Buttons 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #10 2 too high 13 P Pricing Tables 30+ · 4.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 4 too low 14

WP Image Markers – Easy Hotspot Solution 600+ · 2.8★ (5) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too low 15

wp-championship 40+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #12 3 too high 16

Excited! Testimonials Showcase 50+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 2 too low 17 I Iconic Rating 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too low 18 B BlueLevel 3D ModernToolTip — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 4 too low 19

Amazing WPBakery Page Builder Addons 100+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 5 too high 20

Effect Maker 80+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 21 W WOW Recruitment Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #23 2 too low 22

Tooltip Wp 10+ · 1.0★ (2) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 18 too high 23

Flipbox Addon for WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) 200+ · 3.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 10 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.