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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “divi 5”

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 “divi 5”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Table for Divi shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Content Visibility for Divi Builder places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 101 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Divi Carousel Lite – Make Carousels for Divi 5 30K+ · 4.8★ (146) wp.org #1 2 Popups for Divi 100K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too low 3 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 200K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #4 5 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #15 ↓3 9 too low 7 Lightbox Images for Divi Enhanced 4K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #5 ↓2 3 too high 9 Content Visibility for Divi Builder 2K+ · 4.8★ (101) wp.org #22 ↓6 13 too low 10 Flip Cards Module For Divi 3K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #17 ↓2 7 too low 11 Breadcrumbs Divi Module 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too low 12 Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Divi Carousel Lite – Responsive Carousel & Slider Modules for Divi Builder 6K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too low 14 JHMG AI Editor for Divi 5 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑9 4 too high 15 Events Calendar Modules for Divi 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too high 16 CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ · 3.9★ (46) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Overlay Image Divi Module 2K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Contact Form DB Divi 3K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #14 ↓3 4 too high 19 Table for Divi 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓2 13 too high 20 Social Divi 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓7 21 Infinity TNC Divi Modules 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 13 too high 22 Studio Modules for Divi | Divi Studio Lite 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 JHMG Converter For Elementor to Divi 5 100+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓5 24 CT Divi ACF Masonry Gallery 200+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.