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

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 “curtain”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Curtain Raiser for Inaugural Ceremony shows at wp.org #1 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 90+ 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.

Buried gem

Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce places #3 on merit, 4.7★ from 151 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Confetti – Celebration Effects for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 CP Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.7★ (151) wp.org #10 ↓2 7 too low 4 Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too low 5 Sky Addons for Elementor – 160+ Widgets, GSAP Animations, Templates & Theme Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Flipbox Addon for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Curtain Raiser for Inaugural Ceremony 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 6 too high 8 DethemeKit for Elementor 30K+ · 3.7★ (9) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 Product Option Kit – Product Options & Addons for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑5 1 too high 10 PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Wexlab Motion Effects for Elementor 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Sami Curtain Advertisement — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Launch Curtain — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 MotionKit – Visual GSAP Animation Builder for Elementor, Divi, Bricks & More 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 SmallSpaceGlow Curtain Size Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 VertiDesk Curtain Slider for Divi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Animicro 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 BlindMatrix e-Commerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 Easy Elementor Addons – Addons Pack for Elementor Page Builder 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 KineticHub Page Loader – Preloader & Branded Loading Screen 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Uplink7 Skeleton Loader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 MetriPrice – Price Calculator & Product Configurator for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Waito Animated Preloader and Loading Screen 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 All-in-One WP Preloader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 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.